colonial policy Flashcards
when was the comomweath created and what was it when it was
1929
volountary asociation (dominons only)
when was the comonwealth formlised
1949
when doe s.africa leave the commonwealth
1961
when is the commonwealth office created
1966
what happens to the commonwealth office in 1968
its transfered to the forign and commonwealth office
where does britian continue to belive prosperity for them lies
with the empire and commonwealth rather then europe
how does the role of colonial administratiors shift
goes from keeping law and order and balancing budgets to raising prodiction and modernising econimies
what led to a ‘second colonial occupation’
power moving away from indigenous leaders
give examples of were a ‘second colonial occupation’ happened
kenya
rhodesia
malaya
what was left in the dominions by the 1950s
indpendant legislatives
what did nationalism (and other pressures) lead colonial administrators to do
extend representitive government and time tables for self rule
who were the 1st to have a say in the managment of their own contries
educated elite
what were legislative aspembelies presented as
stepping stones for indpendance
what does britain claim they are doing in the colonies
‘managing decolonisation’
who gave the winds of change speach
conservative pm harold Macmillan
