Attitudes towards empire

Question 1

Who led the conservative party?

Answer 1

Disraeli

Question 2

Who led the liberal party?

Answer 2

Gladstone

Question 3

What did disraeli say at the crystal palace speech of 1872

Answer 3

‘no minister in this country is doing his duty who neglects opportunity of reconstruction… [of] our colonial empire’

Question 4

What was the Conservative perspective?

Answer 4

britain needed to avoid new acquisitions and concentrate on developing the existing colonies

Question 5

How many shares of the Suez Canal did Disraeli buy in 1875

Answer 5

£4 million worth

Question 6

When and Why did Disraeli invade Afghanistan?

Answer 6

November 1878, to expand the raj

Question 7

When did Transvaal Boers throw off british rule and declare independence?

Answer 7

December 1880

Question 8

When was the first Boer war?

Answer 8

1880-1881

Question 9

What did the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 result in?

Answer 9

Bechuanaland and somaliland being turned into british protectorates

Question 10

What did Gladstone propose the idea of in 1886

Answer 10

home rule bill for ireland

Question 11

what effect did stories of missionaries and explorers have on the british public?

Answer 11

helped reinforce the victorian idea of british benevolence and superiority