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British Attitudes (1890-1914) Flashcards

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What did Joseph Chamberlain strongly advocate

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colonial development

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When did Rudyard Kipling write the poem ‘If’

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1895

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What was Kipling’s poem ‘If’ about?

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wrote the poem as if he was talking to his son- gives advice on how to live with integrity and dignity ad be the ideal man

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When did Kipling write ‘White Man’s Burden’

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1898

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What was the term ‘White Man’s Burden’ a euphemism for

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imperialism

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What did Kipling mean by the term White Man’s Burden

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meant that the poor white man is domed to the hard work of going to foreign places and raising up the local savages into civilised society

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What does Kipling say about natives in the White Man’s Burden

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He states that they are ‘half-devil and half-child’ and that they are being brought towards the light but act indignant and ungrateful toward those who want to better them.

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When did Kipling write The Jungle Book

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1894

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What is the thread running through the Jungle Book

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Mowgli is superior to the animals that raised him by virtue of being a man

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What is the life of Mowgli meant to represent for Kipling

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The life of Mowgli is for Kipling the aim of the colonial ruler in India; to know the customs and traditions of your subjects, to live amongst them yet hold power over them

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What do Kipling’s writings about empire tell us about British attitudes

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that a lot of people still saw themselves as wholly superior to natives- especially because of how popular Kipling’s books were

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What did Arthur Conan Doyle write a lot about

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The Great Boer War

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What did he produce pamphlets about

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justifying Britain’s involvement in the Boer War

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14
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What do Doyle’s pamphlets tells us about attitudes to empire

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tells us that a lot of people were still imperialists BUT the fact that Doyle had to produce writings justifying their involvement suggests that people were aware of the poor behaviour of the British during the war- opinions weren’t one sided

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When was the ‘Boys of Empire’ newspaper started

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October 1900

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What articles did the Boys of Empire included

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articles on ‘How to be Strong’ and ‘Empire Heroes’

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when was Boys Empire League founded

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1900

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How many members did the Boys Empire League have in the year it was founded

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7,000

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What was the aim of the Boys Empire League

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To promote and strengthen a worthy imperial spirit in British boys

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What was the motto of the boys empire league

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Many countries, but on Empire

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21
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How much did the daily mail readership increase by at the start of the 2nd Boer War

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increased by 1.5 million

22
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Who came up with the concept of imperial preference

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Chamberlain

23
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Was imperial preference initially aceepted?

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No

24
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What did Emily Hobhouse protest against

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The concentration camps used by the British in the 2nd Boer War

25
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When did the first Empire Day take place

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24th May 1902

26
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When was the Daily Mail created

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1896

27
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How many copies was the daily mail selling a day during the 2nd Boer War

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1 million copies

28
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Which patriotic books did the Daily Mail serialise

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Headon Hill’s The Spies of Wight (1899)
Erskine’s Childer’s The Riddle of Sands (1903)
Walter Wood’s The Enemy in Our Midst (1906)
Captain Curtie’s When England Slept (1909)

29
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Give an example of a G A Henty book about the tales of military campaigns

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With Clive In India

30
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Give two examples of female pro-imperialist writers

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Gertrude Page- produced over 20 novels

Mary Gaunt- novels focused on committed colonialists such as missionaries, civil servants and scientists

31
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What was the nature of ‘Gilbert and Sullivan’ Opera series

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often conveyed a patriotic and imperialist message in a humorous way

32
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Who was the best known imperial composer

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Edward Elgar

33
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Give examples of famous pieces Edward Elgar composed

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‘Imperial March’ for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (1897)

‘Caractacus’ a cantata containing dazzling military march music (1898)

34
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Why was it hard for children to escape the imperialist message

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as it was spread through books, organisations and schools

35
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How did increased literacy rates contribute to the imperialist message reaching the youth

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provided new market for books and comics and the young were fed a diet of adventure stories with imperial themes

36
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What magazine did Howard Handley Spier set up

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Boys of Our Empire magazine

37
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Who set up the Boy’s Empire League

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Howard Handley Spicer

38
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When did Robert Baden-Powell set up the Boys Socuts/ Girl Guides

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1908/1912

39
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What was the point of the Boys Scouts

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designed to train defenders of empire through competitive challenges bringing the chance to earn badges

40
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Name two prominent architects

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Herbert Baker

Edwin Lutyens

41
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What was King George V’s coronation celebrated with

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Festival of Empire in the Crystal Palace 1911

42
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What was in the Festival of Empire

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pageant dramatising the history of London, England and the Empire with music composed by Vaughn Williams and Gustav Holst

43
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What book did J A Hobson write

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Imperialism (1902)

44
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What did J A Hobson say about the what drove imperial expansion

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imperial expansion driven by a search for new markets and new opportunities for the rich capitalists of Britain to make profits through investment

45
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Why had the Boer War been fought according to J A Hobson

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fought to secure gold resources of South Africa for rich entrepreneurs and the mining interests

46
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What did J A Hobson conclude about imperialism

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That it was a ‘capitalist plot’

47
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When did Emily Hobhouse produce her detailed report of the conditions in the concentration camps during Boer War

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1901

48
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What famous line did famous poet Wilfred Scawen Blunt pen in 1899

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‘The white man’s burden, Lord is the burden of his cash’

49
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What did Walter Crane produce

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produced anti-war illustrations in order to encourage those to the left to embrace anti-imperialism

50
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When were the liberals in power from

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1906-1914

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