1914-47 Flashcards
India’s contribution to WW1
£214m
1.3m troops
Canada’s contribution to WW1
450k troops sent
New Zealand’s contribution to WW1
112k troops sent
What were the 2 main contrasting promises to the Middle East
Balfour declaration
Montague Chelmsford declaration
Statute of Westminster
1931
Allowed governor general of dominions to rule more effectively
gave dominions equal status as britain
Dual mandate belief
the belief that a colonial power had responsibility for the colonial people as well as the outside world
trusteeship principle
A concept where colonies had to be ruled in a way that put the interest of the people first
Wembley exhibition
1924
british government put 1.1b towards it
.3 square mile sit purchased and empire advertised
How many people attended Wembley Exhibition
17 mil in 1924
9 mil in 1925
example of imperial films
4 feathers
Example of imperial books
jungle book - Kipling
24th Dec 1967
evidence of aristocracy against the empire
Labour Party under Attlee
George Orwell- shooting an elephant
Hussein McMahon agreement
1915-16
Britain promised Sharif Hussein independence for his territory (Mecca and Medina) if he revolted against the ottomans
Balfour declaration
1917
promised a Jewish Home in palestine
this didnt go down well as it was a concession instead of independence
What motivated other colonies to shoot for independence
independence of Ireland (1919), India (1947) and Egypt (1922)
what was Britain given in 1919 after the war
colonial mandates by the League of Nations
Roles of colonial administrators
Keep control of imperial territories
keep imperial territories profitable
harry Haig
attitudes: a lifelong colonial administrator
favoured Anglo-Indian partnership
behaviours: opponent of Ghandi’s campaign, said Ghandi was a “menace”
lord Linlithgow
attitudes: Promoted enfranchisement of Indians.
in GOIA (1935), he wanted a “more responsible” India
Behaviours:
Suppressed Indian nationalism during CD
Blamed for lack of economic growth
Andrew Cohen
attitudes: Had sympathy for oppressed African people and understood decolonisation
behaviours: cultivated contacts with African Nationalists
appointed sec of state for colonial office
Philipp Mitchell
Attitudes: believed in looking after both indigenous people as well as white people
behaviours: served in Tanganyika as sec of native affairs
fulfilled trusteeship principle in Uganda, 1935
