Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
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1935 in Great Britain — Page 4
Explore 181 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1935.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1935
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Leader of the House of Lords
Appointed Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the House of Lords
Appointed Lord Chancellor
League Condemns Italian Aggression
Hoare's government supported the League's response after Italy's attack on Ethiopia prompted international condemnation.
League Credibility Draws Criticism
The Hoare Laval controversy raised questions about whether major powers would uphold collective security principles.
League Delegates Examine Aggression
Hoare's delegation participated in League diplomacy amid growing concern about the possibility of an Italian invasion.
League Framework Shapes British Policy
Hoare pursued an approach to the crisis that publicly emphasized obligations under the League of Nations Covenant.
League Sanctions Enter Force
Hoare served as foreign secretary when League economic sanctions against Italy entered into force in November.
Legislation
The Government of India Act, 11 British Indian provinces with Parliaments are created
Lord President
Appointed Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Lorna Doone
Appears in the film version of Lorna Doone
Major General
Appointed Major General
Major General
Appointed Major General
Mediterranean Security Complicates Policy
Hoare faced strategic questions about the Mediterranean consequences of stronger pressure on Mussolini.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Southend
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament & regains his seat of Manchester Platting
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Leicester West
Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister of Labour
Murder on the Orient Express
Publication of "Murder on the Orient Express"
National Gallery
Appointed Trustee of the National Gallery
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the neutron, a neutral nuclear particle fundamental to understanding atomic nuclei.
Oil Embargo Remains Contested
Hoare's government confronted disagreement about including petroleum in measures aimed at Italy.
Olympic Retired After Long Atlantic Service
Harold Sanderson's former White Star Line fleet included Olympic, which retired after more than two decades as the only Olympic class liner with a lengthy peacetime career.
On the Gaussian Error Function
Completes fellowship work titled On the Gaussian Error Function, demonstrating his growing strength in probability and analysis.
Opposition to the Hoare-Laval Plan
Opposes the proposed Hoare-Laval settlement of the Abyssinian crisis and criticises concessions to Fascist Italy.
Oxford Labour Party
Chairs the Oxford Labour Party while combining local politics with writing and teaching.
Pact between Great Britain and France
Baldwins Government negotiates the Hoare-Laval Pact, permits Itay to annex Ethiopia
Paris Talks Seek Settlement
Hoare met Laval in Paris in December to develop a diplomatic settlement of the Ethiopian conflict.
Parliament Debates Abyssinian Policy
Hoare's diplomatic conduct became a subject of intense British parliamentary controversy.
Parliamentary Critic
Emerges as a forceful critic of Conservative policy.
Partition Proposal Takes Shape
Hoare and Laval devised a proposal granting Italy extensive advantages in Ethiopia without openly endorsing outright annexation.
Party Leader
Attlee came first in both the first and second ballots and retains the leadership
Party Leader
Appointed Leader of the Opposition
Plebiscite
Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite
Referendum
Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite
Royal Society
Appointed President of the Royal Society
Rule of Ethiopia
Baldwins Government negotiates the Hoare-Laval Pact, permits Itay to annex Ethiopia
Rule of Saarland
Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite
Sanctions
Rallies the Assembly of the League of Nations against Italy if Abyssinia is invaded
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