domestic attitudes Flashcards
5what political impact did britain have on their colonies
imprinted their political and legal systems on them and maintained strong ties with britiain
who attemded the commonwealth confrences
the PM/presidents
how often were the commonwealth confrences
at least every 2 years
where were all but one commonwealth confrence held-what does this show
london
br retained ‘dominance’
in what ways did the commonwealth help bulster br international status
helped create a diplomatic network for br
helped them get a seat on the un security council
how did br rely on the commonwealth militaraly
to serve in the br forces
retained some armys
give an example of an army from the empire br retained
a regiment of the old indian army in the brigade of gurkhas
what role did the queen play in the empire
symbol of commonwealth
visited commonwealth
meetings with heads of govs
citizens of commonwealth were elegiable for br honours
in what eays did the empire help global economey
london-major world finacial center
gave rise to multi national companies
conventions of international trade law created in imperial rule
how did br want to maintain their relationship w empire econmicaly
maintain trade links
revert to informal empire and keep it in sterling area
when did interest in the empire decline
50s 60s
what new pop culture influence was br subjected to
americanisation
when was empire day abolished
1962
what did patriotism post ww2 encourage
support for imperial links
what did the commonwealth reinforce
political and economic ties
what did br empire enable globally
british diaspora
c10 mill moved across the world spreading be traditions
in what was were or ex colonies anglicised
names
architecture
churches
flags
give an example of be spreading their church
anglican church had more members in africa than br
in what sports were spread across the empire
football
snooker
rugby - new zealand
cricket- india
commonwealth games
in what ways was br language impacted by empire
adopted words eg bungalow from india
what did royal pageantry do
preserved traditions of imperial past along with proms
what did the collapse of empire do to br
weakens the appeal of imperial topics in the media
give an example of a children’s comic abandoning imperial themes
Eagle 1950-69
in what ways did cinima change
overly patriotic films no longer welcome
in what ways did cinema stay the same
empire used as backdrop
eg lawrence of arabia 1962
what in pop culture increased awareness
documentaries
give an example imperial attitudes displayed in tv
satire boom
eg that was the week that was 1962-63
give examples of stuff on tv that ridiculed immigrants
comedy- till death do us part
record- maharajah of brum 1967
what racist things were done in media
stereotypes
blackface
