Colonial Involvement and Impact in WW2

Question 1

Mandates

Answer 1

Areas controlled by Britain under the auspices of the League of Nations after WWI

Question 2

Dominions

Answer 2

Imperial colonies of settlement that were governed by their own elected representatives e.g. Australia

Question 3

Crown Colonies

Answer 3

A colony directly ruled by an appointee of the British crown (e.g. governor) and accountable to the Colonial Office

Question 4

Informal Empire

Answer 4

Areas influenced (if not ruled) by the British via deals with local rulers

Question 5

Protectorate

Answer 5

Areas not ruled directly but where Britain often acted as protector for the country’s ruler using military power

Question 6

Economic situation after the war

Answer 6

Due to the change in Britain’s trade pattern many export markets were lost to competitors. Japan replaced Britain as biggest textile exporter.

Question 7

Why was Britains Naval power declining

Answer 7

Funding fell between 1919 and 1921 from 334 million to 84 million. No modernisation or mechanisation in the army.

Question 8

Valdimir Lenin

Answer 8

• russain revolutionary
• first communist leader of the Soviet Union after 1917
• strengthened the communist system in russia