domestic attitudes Flashcards
who approved most of the empire meidia br people saw
the government
when was the empire marketing state board created
1926
who helped create the empire marketing state board
sos of the dominions leo amery
when and why did the empire marketing state board become more active
30s following the great depression
what was the imagary of the empire marketing state board often like
racist and chauvinist
br at top of racial hiarchy
br responcible for the betterment of the colonies
when was the wembley exhibition
1924
what did the gov give to the wembely exhibition
1/2 of the £2.2 mill cost
what did the wembely exhibition aim to do
give br people a mini version of the empire and see the lives of pre-colonial people
how many people visited the wembely exhibition in 1924
17 mill
when was the glasgow exhibition
1938
what did the glasgow exhibition help to do
boot economey
when was the bbc est
1923
what bbc director had a strong pro-impeiral stance
John Reith
when was the first christmas braudcast from the bbc
1932
how did the empire play a role in education
became a focal point in the teaching of history, geography and literature
give an example of a pro empire author
kipling
give an example of the influence of empire in higher education
the historical study of empire in uni
helped to train colonial servents
give a childrens empire authour
G.A. Henty
give an example of a film that used the empire
‘the 4 feathers’ 1939
how did films use the empire
as an exotic backround to show the empire was a place of excitment and bravery
give examples of 2 empire musicans
edward elgar
noel coward
what key empire song did edward elgar write
land of hope and glory
empire march
what key empire song did noel coward write
mad dogs and englishmen 1931
what tone does mad dogs and englighmen have
imperial (steryotypical) yet mocking of british ideas
how was the empire used in adverts
use of imperial motifs to advertise
how did informal links premote the empire
relatives who had emigrated/served/former missionaries helped to educate those at home of the empire
how did the way the empire was presented change
explicit jingoism was less popular post ww1
how was the empire presented in the media
as a family of nations
peace and cooperation with paternalistic overtones
what did empire day try to premote
this family of nations
give example of some ministry of information films used to premote the empire through ww2
west indies calling
49th parallel
what does the film west indies calling show
racisit views in br dometic attitudes yet its a shift from ch1 and ch2
what did the minstry of information films stress
the need for tolerance and understanding of other eithnicites in the empire
what could the large extent of premotion of the empire suggest
a lack of domestic care of the empire
how did the empire affect br people
affected all people diffrently
had a huge impact on br life
give a quote from the account of tommy wray about empire day
‘poor as everyone was they contributed to it’
give a quote from historian bernard porter about the domistic oppinion of the empire
‘merely tolrated rather than caebrated’
