1914-1947: British attitudes to the empire Flashcards
What was used to promote the empire
Adverts: 1926 used marketing board, promoted usage of items from empire
Exhibitions: Gave British public experience of the British empire, had 17 million people in 1924
BBC: 1923 established with pro empire views
Education: Empire was essential with geography, empire studied in university
Literature or Film: Children’s literature, Films like 1939 The Four Feathers made empire exciting
Music: Made empire sound valiant
Informal links: People emigrated to colonies to spread British empire
Post War why was there a change with the message
As the jingoism lost attraction due to WW1. Empire now represented as a family
How was the empire shown
It was presented with the them vs us look where British values need to be integrated to non EU countries.
Did everyone support the empire
The fact that there was lots of propaganda could suggest that the empire lacked support
