Boer war- impact in Britain

Question 0

When was the daily mail created?

Answer 0

1896

Question 1

Why was there a press revolution during the turn of the century?

Answer 1

1870 education act meant children had to go to school till 12. Higher literacy.

Question 2

How much was the daily mail?

Answer 2

1/2 penny

Question 3

Who created the daily mail?

Answer 3

Harmsworth

Question 4

What was the daily circulation of the mail?

Answer 4

534,000

Question 5

What type of paper was the daily mail? What did people nickname their train?

Answer 5

1) populist

2) the South African train

Question 6

What happened to the daily news?

Answer 6

Lloyd George encouraged Quaker George Cadbury to buy controlling share of the paper making it pro boer in 1901

Question 7

How much were the morning star willing to pay Churchill?

Answer 7

250 a month

Question 8

How much money did the soldiers wives and children fund raise?

Answer 8

70,000 by end of Jan

250,000 in total

Question 9

What happened when Kimberley was relieved?

Answer 9

Celebrations. Children had a half day of school, the stock market closed.

Question 10

What was khaki fever?

Answer 10

1899-1900 fever of enthusiasm for war.

Question 11

How many cheered off first army corps?

Answer 11

50,000

Question 12

What did Kipling write which summed up Britain’s view of imperialism

Answer 12

The white mans burden

Question 13

What did the national council of free churches do?

Answer 13

Pray for peace but in 1900 ban all mention of the war.

Question 14

Who were the little englanders?

Answer 14

Group who felt war distract from home issues

Question 15

What 3 groups were formed opposing the war?

Answer 15

South African conciliatory committee
Stop the war committee
League against militarism and aggression. Lloyd George was a member.

Question 16

What did Irish trade unionists do when they heard of the Mafeking’s capture?

Answer 16

Laughed and waved their papers.

Question 17

What was the TUC’s attitude to the war?

Answer 17

Neutral. Britons first, socialists second. Didn’t want to rock the boat when forming the labour representation committee. War not even mentioned at their first meeting in 1900.

Question 18

What 2 trade unions were against the war?

Answer 18

ILD and SDF

Question 19

What were the concentration camps originally made for and when were they made?

Answer 19

1) to hold and protect ‘hand up peters’ (boer surrenders.)

2) summer 1900

Question 20

What were the number of camps and prisoners in March compared in 6 months later in September?

Answer 20

27 camps, 35,000 prisoners in March.

34 camps, 110,000 prisoners in September.

Question 21

How many boers died from typhoid and other diseases?

Answer 21

27,927

Question 22

Who else was sent to concentration camps after the introduction of guerrilla warfare?

Answer 22

POWs but they had nicer camps than those of civilians.

POWs families, inmates of farms burnt down for helping boers or holding weapons.

Question 23

What was the effect of concentration camps for the war?

Answer 23

Long term- break boers spirit but also loose support at home and hurt many people.
Short term- help win war but also free soldiers of family responsibility and give greater incentive to fight.

Question 24

Why was civilian concentration camps so bad?

Answer 24

Incompetence,supply issues and over crowding

Question 25

Where were the first ever concentration camps?

Answer 25

Cuba, used by the Spanish to hold civilians. British condemn.

Question 26

Who is Emily Hobhouse and what did she do?

Answer 26

She was secretary of all women’s branch of South African conciliatory committee. Well connected to anti war politicians.
She went to South Africa to study camps in jab 1901. Published report in spring. Outrage at gov.

Question 27

Who is Millicent faucet and what did she do?

Answer 27

Active liberal unionist and women’s votes campaigner. Sent to South Africa to lead all women committee sent by gov to report on camps. Confirmed hobhouse’s findings. Made recommendations.

Question 28

How were the camps improved?

Answer 28

Handed to civilian administration

Question 29

What was the death rate in camps in May 1902?

Answer 29

2%

Question 30

When and where was Lloyd George’s controversial anti war rally take place?

Answer 30

Chamberlains native Birmingham in late 1901

Question 31

Where and when was Lloyd George’s successful anti war rally?

Answer 31

Bristol, 1902.

Question 32

How many agents did the liberals have in London compared to conservatives?

Answer 32

3, conservatives had 30.

Question 33

How was the liberal party split?

Answer 33

Pro war- LIMPS under Lord Roseberry
Middle ground- Campbell Bannerham
Pro boer- radicals including Lloyd George.

Question 34

What had divided he liberal party prior to the 1895 election?

Answer 34

Irish home rule

Question 35

What percentage of vote did the conservatives gain in the 1900 khaki election?

Answer 35

51% majority of 134.

Question 36

What firsts did the election create?

Answer 36

First time since 1856 that a party in power won a second election.
First time since 1832 that liberals didn’t have a majority in Scotland.

Question 37

How many seats did the liberals gain?

Answer 37

184. Conservatives got over 402

Question 38

What was turn out for 1900 election?

Answer 38

74.6%

Question 39

What was the conservative strategy?

Answer 39

Use the boer war. Chamberlain every set lost is gained for the boers. Churchill every seat lost was 2 smacks in the face for our country’

Question 40

What was the liberal strategy?

Answer 40

Attack Chamberlain as a war profiteer.

Question 41

How many unionists were un opposed by liberal party?

Answer 41

136

Question 42

When did the government think the war had ended?

Answer 42

1900

Question 43

Where did the conservatives do well?

Answer 43

London, Lancaster and Birmingham.