Egypt, Iraq, Burma and Singapore

Question 1

Egypt was declared a Protectorate

Answer 1

December 1914

Question 2

Riots against British in Egypt and Sudan

Answer 2

1919

Because the British had exiled their nationalist leader Saad Zaghlul

Question 3

Impact of Egyptians riots in 1919

Answer 3

Attacks on military bases and other facilities
Egyptian towns were burnt down
Railways destroyed

Question 4

Number killed/wounded in Egyptians 1919 riots

Answer 4

800 Egyptians killed and 1600 wounded

Question 5

Murder of British officials in Egypt meant that…

Answer 5

The British refused to put the Egyptian case at the Paris Peace Conference

Question 6

Milner Report

Answer 6

1922

Egypt was declared independent

Question 7

Caveats to Milner Report

Answer 7

Britain still controlled foreign policy
Britain controlled the affairs of foreigners in Egypt
Egypt did not gain full sovereignty over Sudan

Question 8

Anglo-Egyptian Treaty

Answer 8

1936

British troops would withdraw from Egypt except the Suez Canal Zone

Question 9

Suez Canal Zone base

Answer 9

Largest military base in the world

Allowed for the stationing of 10,000 troops during peacetime

Question 10

Egypt remained a British client state until…

Answer 10

1954

Question 11

Huge rebellion in Iraq

Answer 11

July 1920
Muslim demonstrations in Baghdad turned into a full-scale revolt
Kurds in Northern Iraq also rebelled

Question 12

How much did the British spend on suppressing the revolt in Iraq?

Answer 12

More than they had done on WWI operations

Question 13

British colonial administration was abandoned in Iraq

Answer 13

1921

Question 14

Cairo Conference

Answer 14

1921
Allowed some local government in Iraq
Britain would retain control over military and foreign affairs

Question 15

Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (first one)

Answer 15

1922
Established everything agreed at Cairo Conference
Confirmed Faisal I as King of Iraq

Question 16

Faisal I

Answer 16

Popular Muslim and Arab leader

Favoured cooperation with the British

Question 17

Continued British control following Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (1922)

Answer 17

Most government departments still had senior British officials
British controlled major military bases
British trained the Iraqi army

Question 18

Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (second time)

Answer 18

1930

Promised full consultation between Britain and Iraq on foreign policy

Question 19

Full independence granted to Iraq

Answer 19

1932

Question 20

Continued British control following Iraqi independence

Answer 20

Influence in oil industry through the Iraq Petroleum Company

Question 21

Exclusion of Burma from political advantages given to India caused riots

Answer 21

Shortly after WWI

Question 22

System of dyarchy introduced in Burma

Answer 22

1921 (an attempt to quell building riots and unrest)

Question 23

Government of Burma Act

Answer 23

1935
Separated Burma from India and extended its self-governance although defence, foreign affairs and finance remained under British control

Question 24

Burma was occupied during WWII

Answer 24

By the Japanese in 1942

Question 25

Anti-Fascist Organisation in Burma switched to support the British

Answer 25

1944

Question 26

Anti-Fascist Organisation became…

Answer 26

Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League in 1945

Question 27

Building Singapore as a major naval base

Answer 27

£25 million spent on this during the interwar years

Construction began in 1923 and lasted 14 years (until 1937)