Lord President
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term
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1935 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 181 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1935.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1935
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June
August
Collective Security
Cabinet supports League action during the Abyssinia crisis.
Covenant of the League of Nations
Cabinet decides to uphold the Covenant of the League of Nations and support Abyssinia
Invasion of Abyssinia
Cabinet decides to uphold the Covenant of the League of Nations and support Abyssinia
September
Collective Security
Supports League collective security during the Abyssinia crisis.
Collective Security
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Collective Security
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Sanctions
Hood & Renown arrive in Gibraltar to impose sanctions & uphold collective security
United Nations
Hood & Renown arrive in Gibraltar to impose sanctions & uphold collective security
Birth of James Christopher Jimmy Armfield
Birth of James Christopher "Jimmy" Armfield
Abyssinia Crisis
Presses for League resistance to Italian aggression.
Abyssinia Crisis
Presses for League action as Italy prepares aggression against Abyssinia
October
Birth of Henry Paul Guinness Channon
Birth of Henry Paul Guinness Channon
Sanctions
Britain supports League sanctions against Italy.
Sanctions
The League of Nations votes by 50 nations to 1 to impose sanctions against Italy
Invasion of Abyssinia
Britain supports the League of Nations sanctions against Italy for invading Abyssinia
Sanctions
Britain supports the League of Nations sanctions against Italy for invading Abyssinia
Education
Enters Balliol College Oxford to study philosophy politics and economics.
Education
Wins an organ scholarship and continues his strong interest in music at university.
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
November
General Election
Retains Wakefield for Labour in the general election.
Demonstrations
Requests 2,000 troops to control the Saarland
Referendum
Requests 2,000 troops to control the Saarland. Fears the Germans will use the strategy used in Austria when Dolfuss was assassinated
Deputy Leader of Labour Party
Is elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after Clement Attlee wins the party leadership.
Election
Attlee is opposed by Herbert Morrison and Arthur Greenwood. With a general election looming, the Parliamentary Labour Party appoints Attlee as interim leader with a leadership election after the general election
Election
Attlee led Labour through the 1935 general election, which saw the party stage a partial recovery from its disastrous performance in 1931, gaining over one hundred seats
Election
In the post-election leadership contest held in November 1935, Attlee was opposed by Herbert Morrison and Arthur Greenwood
December
Referendum
Gains Government support for an international peacekeeping force in the Saarland
Referendum
Laval accepts Edens offer of a British led peacekeeping force in the Saarland
Seven Goals Against Aston Villa
Scores all seven Arsenal goals in a 7-1 league victory over Aston Villa.
Labour Party Conference
George Lansbury, a convinced pacifist, resigned as leader at the 1935 Labour Party conference, after the party voted in favour of sanctions against Italy for its aggression against Abyssinia
Nobel Prize for Neutron Discovery
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the neutron.
Party Leader
George Lansbury, a convinced pacifist, resigned as leader at the 1935 Labour Party conference, after the party voted in favour of sanctions against Italy for its aggression against Abyssinia
Other events (month unknown)
1922 Committee
Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee
1935 League Championship Manager
Guides Arsenal to a third consecutive league championship, completing the club's dominant mid-1930s run.
A Handful of Dust
Publication of "A Handful of Dust"
Abyssinian Crisis Exposes Divisions
Hoare's resignation illustrated the divisions between diplomatic compromise and the collective security policy supported by League advocates.
Air Defence Committee
Backs urgent development of radar for air defence.
Alliance Samuel Hoare and Pierre Laval
Signed by Hoare & Laval, to settle dispute between Abyssinia & Italy. Large parts of Abyssinia are ceded to Italy, an outcry forces Hoare to resign
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Argentina
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