# Lloyd George becomes prime minister (1916)

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Categories: ruler-change

David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith and reorganized wartime government. Within the broader Early 20Th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at December 1916 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His leadership centralized the state more tightly for total war.

## Why it matters
His leadership centralized the state more tightly for total war.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
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- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)