Economics of Empire (1857-1919) Flashcards
How many people were employed to run the whole Empire by 1914
less than 6000 people
How many people were employed to run India by 1914
3,000
How much did the administration of Empire cost per head of the British pop
roughly 20p per head
How many troops were in the Indian Army
340,000
Compared to Germany and France how much more did the British spend on military in the late victorian period
2 times as much
Compared to USA, Russia and Austria-Hungary how much more did the British spend on military in late victorian period
3 times as much
How much did Indians contribute towards the cost of the Indian army and the navy
70% of Indian army but nothing towards the navy
by 1912 how much did each Indian pay towards the cost of their defence
7p
By 1912 how much to every colonial subject pay towards the defence cost
3p
How much did the average British pay towards national defence spending and how much of this went towards imperial defence
£1.56 and around 54p went towards imperial defence
How did imperial defence also help Britain
Indian army was supplied with British manufacture and the ships the navy used were built in the UK where 1 million men were employed just before WW1
Prior to 1875 where were Britain’s main markets for buying and selling goods
places outside the empire- Germany, USA and S America
In 1875 what percentage of British exports went to Empire
26%
Why did the Empire become more important to Britain between 1870-1914
the British found it harder to compete with the rapidly industrialising nations (USA and Germany)
When was the Imperial Federation League set up
1884
What was the Imperial Federation League set up
promote closer ties with the imperial possessions
What does the creation of Imperial Federation League show about British attitudes to empire
shows that the British weren’t only concerned with empire for trading and economic purposes
When was the Imperial Federation League disbanded and what does it show about British attitudes to Empire
1893 and it highlights the lack of interest in the Empire’s commercial importance
What areas was Empire the main food supplier
cheese, apples, potatoes and fresh mutton
How much wheat did Britain import from USA compared to Canada in 1894
30.7 million hundred weight of wheat from USA compared to 3.6 million from Canada
What percentage of British exports were taken from Tropical Africa in 1897
1.2%
What does the lack of exports taken from Tropical show about British attitudes to Empire
highlights that Britain couldn’t have just been expanding for economic benefits
By 1914 what percentage of British exports went to empire and of this how much went to India
35%- 20% went to India
By 1914 what percentage of Britain’s beef and wheat flour was Canada supplying
20% of beef and 15% of wheat flour
How did the policy of free trade affect British exports
meant that they were competing on a even basis with any other exporter
160 Britain had 49% of imperial export markets BUT in 1929 they had 36%
When did Britain first discuss altering the free trade policy
in 1887 as the first colonial conference- discussed free trade within the empire itself but with tariffs on goods coming from outside the Empire (free trade empire)
How many new millionaires were made in merchant banking between 1860-1919 in the city
22