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
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
when was the winds of change speach given
3rd feb 1960
who and where was the winds of change speach given to
in cape town to the white S.african parliment
what is the key idea of the winds of change speach
managed decolonisation- br was planning to grant indpendance to african teritories
who may have exaggurated the words in the winds of change speach
the press
what did the winds of change speach suggest
a shift in conservitave thinking and a signaled intention to leave
what was the responce to the winds of change speach by the conservatives
met with surpries and accusation of betrayal
what shaped imperial policy post 1945
renewed impetus of br imperialism stemming from the cold war
as a whole was was the us view on imperialism
anti
why was the is prepared to overlook br imperialism
example of aiding imperialism
a strong br was beneficial
truman doctrine in greece
what was br relationship with us post ww2
close ally but financially and militarily reliant on them
eg of br financially reliant on us
$3.3 billion of marshal aid given
financial pressure in suez crisis
what was br reliant on for defence
NATO and us nuclear capabilities
post ww2 how did br relationship with dominions change
they looked more to the us for defence eg protective alliances like SEATO
after realising they should look more to europe where was britain vetoed from twice and by who
EEC
france
in the 1920s what was the common wealth used for
a club for dominions with self rule
how did the 1931 statute of westminster change the commonwealth
the status increased
how did the commonwealth change post ww2
expanded and used as a way to cut imperial costs but maintain formal ties
who joined the commonwealth post ww2
india pakistan burma joined
how did the commonwealth change in 1949
expanded to allow a wider range of regimes
month went from ‘head’ to ‘symbol’ of commonwealth
what was br relationship with the commonwealth
they support br in some ways
give an example of the commonwealth supporting br
1956 australia and new zealand support br invasion of egypt in suez crisis
