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Chapter 11 - Attitudes Towards Imperialism In Britain Flashcards

1
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When was Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?

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1897

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2
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Who was the Empire supported by?

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Ruling elites

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How was the Empire justified?

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It was a ‘responsibility’ or ‘burden’ put onto the B to put order to the world

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4
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What did the liberals want from the empire?

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To educate and improve the colonies for the end aim of self-rule

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5
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What did the conservatives want for the empire?

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Imperialists
Wanted expansion
Turn it into an economic superpower

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6
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What did Milner say?

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‘Every white man of birth should feel equally at home in every state of the Empire’

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What did Chamberlain say was the ‘National crisis’?

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Development of industry + military development of other powers
Say only Empire could solve

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What did he believe the empire could do?

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Industrial recovery
Provide employment
Fund pensions

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Why did he educate the public about it?

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It would promise benefits + win support from working class

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What did most imperialists want?

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Colonial development + imperial preference

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What societies were for imperialists?

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Royal Colonial Institute - for people interested in colonial + Indian affairs

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12
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What was a non-political organisation founded by women?

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Victoria League
Promote closer union between different parts of the BE

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What was made by Lord Milner to promote a closer union between B + self-gov colonies?

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The Round Table movement

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14
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What was another pro-imperial group?

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Empire Day movement
Only started being celebrated in 1902 + recognised by govt 1916

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Who also emphasised the ‘imperial family’ with newspapers?

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Leo Amery (India)
Lord Beverbrook (Canada)

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What did the economist John A. Hobson say about imperial expansion?

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It was a ‘capitalist plot’

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17
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What led to a govt enquiry into the conditions of B concentration camps during the Boer War?

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Reports from welfare campaigner Emily Hobhouse

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18
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What was the artist called that created anti-war illustrations?

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Walter Crane

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19
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What did Wilfred Blunt do to challenge imperialist ideas?

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Was a poet + imitated pro-imperialist Kipling

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20
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What were pro-imperialists hidden under?

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Strong imperialist support

21
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What was exposed after the Boer war?

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B national efficiency wasn’t very good
Had to rely on troops from colonies to support them

22
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What percentage of recruits were tested and found unfit?

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40%

23
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What was this due to?

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Poor diet + weak living conditions

24
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How did they improve education?

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1902 Education Act
Raise school standards + open 1000 schools

25
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What did the B modernise to compete with Germany?

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Royal Navy

26
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What was the ‘Imperial College’?

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A new centre of technological, medical + scientific excellence

27
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What other liberal reforms were made?

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Free school meals
Children’s welfare charter
Old age pensions
Trade board act
Unemployment and health insurance

28
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Who was the PM that enforced these reforms?

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David Lloyd George

29
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How was enthusiasm for the empire spread?

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Greater spread of education
Emergence of mass politics
Greater franchise
Spread of adverts + news

30
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Why between 1890 + 1914 was it a ‘golden age’ for newspapers?

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Technological advances in printing
Emergence of professional journalist - could reach to a new mass audience

31
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What newspaper did Alfred Harmsworth make?

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Daily Mail - cheap populist newspaper

32
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How many copies a day was it selling during the Boer War?

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1 million
Shamed Boers + Kruger while praising B

33
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What did the Daily Mail also publish?

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Patriotic books:
Spies of Wight
The Enemy in Our Midst

34
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What famous imperialist poem did Rudyard Kipling write?

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‘The White Man’s Burden’

35
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What was a popular genre of book that came out?

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Romantic fiction of empire

36
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Who were two big authors of this?

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Gertrude Page
Mary Gaunt

37
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Where was imperialist music played?

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Music + concert halls
Churches
Coronations
Jubilees
Pageants
Exhibitions

38
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Who was the most famous composer of imperialist music?

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Edward Elgar

39
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What did he write?

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An ‘Imperial March’ for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

40
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What children’s comics had empire themes?

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Boys own paper
Girls own paper
Both read in schools + churches

41
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What did Howard Spicer set up?

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Boys of the Empire magazine
Boys’ Empire League - had 7000 members

42
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Who established the Boy Scout movement in 1908?

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Robert Baden-Powell

43
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What was Scouts designed to do?

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Train defenders of the empire
Earned badges

44
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What did other youth organisations have?

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Christianity :
Anglican Church Lads’ Brigade
The Girls’ Friendly Society

45
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What in schools emphasised the glories of empire?

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History + Geography books
Empire Day

46
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What book for babies had imperialism?

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ABC for Baby Patriots

47
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What architecture was made by Baker + Lutyens?

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Johannesburg Art Gallery
British Pavilion
Design of New Delhi for govt of India

48
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What big events were celebrated?

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Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897
King George V’s coronation + festival of empire

49
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What was included in the Festival of Empire?

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Dramatisation of history of London
Military band + 500 voice chorus
Sports championship (later Commonwealth games)
Souvenir books + postcards
Media reports

Alevel British Empire (24 decks)

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