9 Trade And Commerce

Question 1

What did Britain get from different places?

Answer 1

Wool&sugarfrom South Africa

Beef from Canada

Canada gave 10% of beef

Question 2

Trade with other countries facts

Answer 2

1894 Feb imported 64million hundredweight of wheat-

30. 7 million from USA
31. 2 million from Russia
32. 6 million from Canada

Question 3

Empires total trade?

Answer 3

Empires total trade in:

1896 745million worth of trade

Only 183million with empire

Question 4

What fact shows gb was more interested outside the empire?

Answer 4

Gb investment doubled from 2-4billion from 1900-1913, not all was with the empire

Question 5

British forced other counties to adopt the gold standard

What does this show?

Answer 5

British influence was spreading because of colonies

Showed their economic strength

Question 6

Britain was behind other nations in terms of industry

Answer 6

1910 Russia, FR and Italy had their own rubber production set up

Gb still relied on Africa for rubber

Question 7

British imports to empire in 1913

75.1% to non colonies

Answer 7

British exports from empires and non colonies in 1913

62.8% of imports from non colonies

Question 8

Figures about trade with India

Answer 8

India took 20% of British exports - worth £150 million by 1914