King was an effective Opposition leader. He kept his party united as he attacked Bennett for unfulfilled promises and rising unemployment and deficits.
King’s only alternative policy, however, was to reduce trade barriers. B
In 1935, the Liberal Party campaigned on the slogan “King or Chaos.”
King negotiated trade agreements with the US in 1935 and with the US and Great Britain in 1938.
However, the economic downturn in 1937 left the government with high relief costs and no coherent economic response.
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