domestic attitudes Flashcards

1
Q

who approved most of the empire meidia br people saw

A

the government

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2
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when was the empire marketing state board created

A

1926

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3
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who helped create the empire marketing state board

A

sos of the dominions leo amery

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4
Q

when and why did the empire marketing state board become more active

A

30s following the great depression

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5
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what was the imagary of the empire marketing state board often like

A

racist and chauvinist
br at top of racial hiarchy
br responcible for the betterment of the colonies

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6
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when was the wembley exhibition

A

1924

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7
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what did the gov give to the wembely exhibition

A

1/2 of the £2.2 mill cost

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8
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what did the wembely exhibition aim to do

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give br people a mini version of the empire and see the lives of pre-colonial people

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9
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how many people visited the wembely exhibition in 1924

A

17 mill

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10
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when was the glasgow exhibition

A

1938

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11
Q

what did the glasgow exhibition help to do

A

boot economey

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12
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when was the bbc est

A

1923

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13
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what bbc director had a strong pro-impeiral stance

A

John Reith

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14
Q

when was the first christmas braudcast from the bbc

A

1932

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15
Q

how did the empire play a role in education

A

became a focal point in the teaching of history, geography and literature

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16
Q

give an example of a pro empire author

A

kipling

17
Q

give an example of the influence of empire in higher education

A

the historical study of empire in uni
helped to train colonial servents

18
Q

give a childrens empire authour

A

G.A. Henty

19
Q

give an example of a film that used the empire

A

‘the 4 feathers’ 1939

20
Q

how did films use the empire

A

as an exotic backround to show the empire was a place of excitment and bravery

21
Q

give examples of 2 empire musicans

A

edward elgar
noel coward

22
Q

what key empire song did edward elgar write

A

land of hope and glory
empire march

23
Q

what key empire song did noel coward write

A

mad dogs and englishmen 1931

24
Q

what tone does mad dogs and englighmen have

A

imperial (steryotypical) yet mocking of british ideas

25
Q

how was the empire used in adverts

A

use of imperial motifs to advertise

26
Q

how did informal links premote the empire

A

relatives who had emigrated/served/former missionaries helped to educate those at home of the empire

27
Q

how did the way the empire was presented change

A

explicit jingoism was less popular post ww1

28
Q

how was the empire presented in the media

A

as a family of nations
peace and cooperation with paternalistic overtones

29
Q

what did empire day try to premote

A

this family of nations

30
Q

give example of some ministry of information films used to premote the empire through ww2

A

west indies calling
49th parallel

31
Q

what does the film west indies calling show

A

racisit views in br dometic attitudes yet its a shift from ch1 and ch2

32
Q

what did the minstry of information films stress

A

the need for tolerance and understanding of other eithnicites in the empire

33
Q

what could the large extent of premotion of the empire suggest

A

a lack of domestic care of the empire

34
Q

how did the empire affect br people

A

affected all people diffrently
had a huge impact on br life

35
Q

give a quote from the account of tommy wray about empire day

A

‘poor as everyone was they contributed to it’

36
Q

give a quote from historian bernard porter about the domistic oppinion of the empire

A

‘merely tolrated rather than caebrated’