EMPIRE'S CITIES IMPACT Flashcards
Empire also impacted on the development of Scotland’s urban areas with the wealth made from empire businessmen being brought back to Scotland to build up its cities.
B:One example of this was Glasgow, where new lavish buildings were being constructed using expensive materials such as granite and marble.
C:As a result, by the 1920s Glasgow was known as the “second city of the Empire”
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another impact the empire had on Scotland’s cities was the populations that grew in the cities as a result of the employment from the heavy industries that developed the cities.
B: the increase in industry within cities like Glasgow and Dundee also changed cities by providing significant employment in heavy industry and jute factories
C:helped contribute to overcrowding and slum development – so while wealth made from the empire abroad helped build the beautiful parts of these cities, the wealth made within Scotland from empire industries did not necessarily flow down in the same beneficial way, POS+ effect on S
Another impact the empire had on Scotland’s cities was the establishment of new buildings.
B:Money from the empire helped build new, impressive buildings and factories – this changed the way the Scottish cities looked forever.
C:Growth of Glasgow shown in the growth of high status housing, and areas like Broughty Ferry near Dundee as mentioned were easily identified by their wealthy housing developments. Prior to WW1, wealth and Empire transformed towns and cities of Scotland, POS+ effect on S
