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Which party's agreement to serve in a coalition government conditionally required Hoare's removal from office in May 1940?

  • Labour Party

  • Liberal Party

  • Green Party

  • Conservative Party

Answer

The Labour Party's support for the coalition government in 1940 was conditional upon the removal of Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. They felt he was too closely associated with the appeasement of Nazi Germany and lacked the leadership skills to effectively prosecute the war. Chamberlain's successor, Winston Churchill, was more aligned with Labour's views on the war and formed a coalition government with Labour's support.
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