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Empire in WWI Flashcards

1
Q

Number of troops sent from the dominions

A

1.3 million

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2
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Fraction of the troops in France who were Indian/British but served in India

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1/3 in 1914

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3
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Conscription introduced in NZ

A

1916

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4
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Conscription introduced in Canada

A

Military Service Act 1917

Enforced 1918 onwards

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5
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Gallipoli Campaign

A

April-December 1915
Anzac troops
Notable success

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6
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Battle for Vimy Ridge

A

April 1917
Canadians
Notable success

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7
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Canadian wheat saved the British from starvation

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1917

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8
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Fraction of munitions provided by Canada

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1/3, 1917-18

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9
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Amount Indian gov gave to the war effort

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£100 million in 1917

£146 million overall

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10
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Number of Egyptians fighting in the Middle East

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1.2 million

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11
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Egypt becomes a protectorate

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1914

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12
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Number of Egyptians fighting in Europe

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100,000

50% died

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13
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South African Defence Force

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Formed by General Smuts (who had fought against the British in the Boer War)
136,000 SA troops fought

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14
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Indian troops mutiny

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November 1914 - Baluchi regiment refused to fight against the Turks
February 1915 - European officers and civilians were killed

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15
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Mutiny of West Indian volunteers

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Taranto - December 1918 (humiliated by racial slights)

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16
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Mandates gained as a result of WWI

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Palestine, Tanganyika and Iraq (German colonies and the remains of the Ottoman Empire)

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17
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Presidents of the Dominions and Indian representatives joined the war cabinet

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1917

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18
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Empire Resources Development Committee established

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1917

19
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Milner quotation on imperial unity

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1917, said that if the Empire could ‘link up closely’ it would be ‘strong enough to defy all comers’

20
Q

Montagu Declaration

A

August 1917

Promised India a move towards self-government

21
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McMahon Letter

A

1915

Promised the Arab their own state if they fought with the British

22
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Balfour Declaration

A

1917

Promised the Jews a state in order to gain American support for imperialism

23
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Reduction in troops stationed in India following WWI

A

15,000 following WWI

23,000 fewer than in 1857

24
Q

Riots against conscription in Quebec City

A

March 1918

25
Q

Australians rejected conscription

A

In two referendums

1916 and 1917

26
Q

First Pan-African Congress

A

1919

Held in Paris

27
Q

Lee Commission

A

1917

Indians were to take over the ICS

28
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Article 22 of TOV

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Mandate system - supposed to be helping territories towards independence

29
Q

Category A of the Mandates system

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Independence was a viable possibility for the future (Palestine and Iraq)

30
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Category B of the Mandates system

A

A long period of colonial rule would be required before independence (Tanganyika)

31
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Category C of the Mandates system

A

Independence was not a consideration (New Guinea, Samoa and SW Africa)

32
Q

San Remo Conference

A

April 1920
Cemented the Category A Mandates
Iraq was recognised as a state provisionally, but Palestine was not

33
Q

Impact of the post-war treaties on the Empire

A

Added 1.8 million square miles of land

Added 13 million new subjects

34
Q

New areas that the British gained control of (6)

A

Palestine, Iraq, Tanganyika, Transjordan, Togo and parts of Cameroon

35
Q

Dominions acquired mandates of their own

A

SA gained SW Africa
Australia gained German New Guinea
New Zealand gained Western Samoa

36
Q

% of eligible male Australians who volunteered to fight in WWI, despite the country refusing conscription

A

30%

37
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Number of Australians who died

A

58,500

38
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Number of Canadians who died

A

56,500

39
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Number of New Zealand troops who died

A

16,000

40
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Number of Indian troops who fought in WWI

A

1.4 million

41
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Number of Indian troops who died

A

48,000

42
Q

Number of East and West African troops who fought

A

70,000

43
Q

Number of imperial territories, excluding the dominions, post-WWI

A

Around 80

44
Q

Britain declared war on Germany

A

4 August 1914

British Empire (1914-47) (11 decks)

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