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What was the aim of the imperial defence committee?

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Give strategic direction to defence planning

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When was the committee of imperial defence established?

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March 1903

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How sat on the imperial defence committee?

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PM chaired. Political and service head of army, navy and intelligence.

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Who headed the royal commission set up by Salisbury?

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Lord Elgin

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When was the royal commission set up?

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1902

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When did the royal commission publish their report, what did it say?

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1903, abolish the role of commander in chief.

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What did the Esher report do?

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Made detailed report on organisation of war office. Laid foundations for war office organisation and general staff.

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When was the Esher report published?

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Feb- March 1904

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Who carried out the Esher report?

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Lord Esher from the royal commission and the royal commissions secretary.

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Who is at the top of the army council?

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The secretary of war

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Who is second highest in the army council?

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Head of staff

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What is the head of staff in charge of?

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Planning and training.

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12
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Who is in charge of welfare and recruiting?

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The adjuvant general.

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Who is in charge of supplies and transport?

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The quartmaster general.

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14
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What is the master general of ordnance in charge of?

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Armaments and fortifications

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15
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What 2 changes were made to the ordinary soldiers equipment after the Boer war?

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Khaki was the peacetime uniform

Shorter quick firing lee Enfield rifles introduced.

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16
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When were the drill books replaced?

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1904-1905

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Who was the director of training, what did they help implement?

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Haig, professionalism.

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18
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What changed in the attitude to officers?

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Their training was taken more seriously at staff college in Camberley. Haig instilled professionalism.

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19
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Where was a new military base created?

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Salisbury plain.

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20
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When did the liberals take office?

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1906

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21
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Who was the war minister in 1906?

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Richard Burton Haldane.

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22
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What did Haldgane create?

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Created a field force and territorial force

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23
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What did the territorial force replace?

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Milita and volunteers.

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24
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How many in the TA in 1910?

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276,618 including officers

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25
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What would the TA do if the field force mobilised and went to war?

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Mobilise and train for war.

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26
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What regiment system was still being used?

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Car dwells local regiment system.

27
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What battalions would the field force make?

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The first 2 in each regiment, the TA would fill later battalions.

28
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What did the TA have?

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Field divisions, artillery and transport.

29
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How many members did the navy league have in 1913?

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100,000

30
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What did Baden Powell create?

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The Boy Scouts

31
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Who released popular patriotic poetry anthologies and when?

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Newbolt 1904 and 1910

32
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When was land of Hope and glory created?

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1902

33
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Which author duded in May 1902 but books continued to be popular among school boys, implying to them British supremacy?

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G.H.Henty.

34
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Which patriotic magazine was re-founded in 1903?

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Union Jack.

35
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What 2 newspapers remained strongly imperialistic?

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The Daily mail and the daily express

36
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What was the tariff reform?

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Chamberlain’s plan to create a free market within the empire, making food outside the empire more expensive. Greatly effected 1906 election.

37
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What split the Conservative party and caused Churchill and Seeley to join the liberal party?

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Chamberlain’s tariff reform.

38
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What did the result of the 1906 election symbolise?

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A change in attitudes, away from imperialism symbolised by the conservatives.

39
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When and by whom was imperialism: a study published?

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J.A Hobson in 1902

40
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What was Hobson’s view on imperialism?

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Fuelled by capitalism, benefits only a minority and creates conflict. Later blamed ww1 on imperialism.

41
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What was Hobson’s role in the boer war?

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Served in the war, also correspondent for Manchester guardian.

42
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What percentage of exports were not in the empire?

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75%

43
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What fraction of imports were from outside the empire?

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2/3rds

44
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What was rejected in 1908 by the House of Commons? By how many votes was it rejected?

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The bill to officially recognise empire day. Rejected by 68 votes.

45
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What did Milner approve after the boer war?

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Importing indentured Chinese to repair damage. Not slaves but contractor obliged to work off cost of passage. Outrage.

46
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Why did the workers object to Chinese slavery?

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Thought they were trying to under cut wages.

47
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What did chamberlain try to change about the empire?

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Unify all of the empire.

48
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What was the liberals attitude to Chamberlains plans?

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They rejected it but had no alternative. Didn’t prioritise imperial affairs, muddled along between 1906-1914

49
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When did Milner resign?

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1905

50
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When was self government introduced for the OFS and the Transvaal?

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Dec 1906

51
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Who formed ‘The People’ party in South Africa and when did they form it?

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Louis Botha and Jan Smuts former boer leaders in 1905

52
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When was Botha elected president of the Transvaal?

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February 1907

53
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When was the South African bill passed? What did it do?

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1909, recognised South Africa in 1910 as self governing dominion like Australia.

54
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Who was churchills favourite must trusted advisor?

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Jan smuts, PM of Transvaal in ww2.

55
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Why was the boer war important to the world wars?

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Cape was strategically important and the Boers fought bravely for empire.

56
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When was the free school meal act passed?

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1906

57
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What social reform passed in 1907?

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Health inspections in school.

58
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When was national insurance introduced?

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1911

59
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How many volunteers in Manchester in 1899 were turned down for being unfit?

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3 in 5

60
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What did Rowntree discover about Boer recruits?

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29% of 3600 volunteers were accepted as ‘specials’. Recruiters hoped training would make them fit enough to fight. 27.5% couldn’t fight for being too unfit.

61
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What was published in 1904?

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The committee for physical deterioration report. They said there was a decline in race and that the empire and British supremacy was under threat.

62
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What was the first study of the Boer war and when was it published? What did it focus on?

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The Times History of The War in South Africa by LS Amery published 1900 - 1909.
It focused on military incompetence, unfair to Buller.

63
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Why were their concerns over the effect the Boer war had on the black population? When were these raised?

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Non whites were banned from sitting in the new South African parliament, and denied basic civil rights. Many felt white unity in South Africa had come at the cost of the black community.
This was first raised in 1979.

64
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What 3 areas were the targets of the populations concern for the empire?

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Competitiveness of industry, health and education.

65
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What did the POWs have to do when they were allowed back to South Africa?

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Sign an allegiance to the empire and the monarch.

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