Education / Youth Organisation Flashcards
When was the education Act?
1870
What was passed in 1870?
Education Act
What was the 1870 education Act?
Increased national literacy rates
When was the ‘Boys brigade’ formed?
1883
What was formed in 1883?
‘Boys brigade’
What did the ‘Boys brigade’ offer?
Military training and reminded young men of what it meant to be part of the ‘glorious empire’
What provided Military training and reminded young men of what it meant to be part of the ‘glorious empire’?
‘Boys brigade’
What happened in the 1890s?
Teachers manuals began to stress the importance of empire, in conveying the concept of national identity to school children.
What was written in 1883?
The expansion fo England by Sir John Seeley
When was The expansion fo England by Sir John Seeley published?
1883
Who wrote The expansion fo England in 1883?
Sir John Seeley
How did ‘The expansion fo England’ by Sir John Seeley portray history?
Spectacular and positive expansion
When was SOAS founded?
1916
What university was founded in 1916?
SOAS
What was the role of SOAS?
Encourage those who took higher education (less than 1% of the population) to study colonial societies
Who encouraged those who took higher education (less than 1% of the population) to study colonial societies?
SOAS
Between 1901-20, what proportion of boys were in Boy Scouts?
34%
Between what years were 34% of boys in Boy Scouts?
1901-20
When were the Boy Scouts formed?
1908 by Baden Powell
What was founded in 1908?
Boy Scouts by Baden-Powell
When was the girls scout founded?
1909
What was founded in 1909?
Girls scout
What was the role of girls scout, founded in 1909?
Promote values of loyalty to the King and country
What happened on empire day?
Schools would observe celebrations of empire
When was the Vere Harmsworth Chair (Special professorship in Imperial history) at Cambridge created?
1919
What was created in Cambridge in 1919?
Vere Harmsworth Chair (Special professorship in Imperial history)
What were prominent imperial films?
Sanders of river (1935)
The fourth feather (1939)
What league had over 7,000 members by 1900?
Boy’s empire league
How many members did the Boys Empire league have?
1900: 7000 members
What happened in an exam in the Boys empire league?
Every years there was an exam set and the first prize was £25 and the offer of a free passage to one of the colonies
When were girl guides established?
1912
What was made in 1912?
Girls guides
