Expanison/Contraction and development of Empire

Question 1

presidents of the Dominions joined the War Cabinet in London

Answer 1

1917

Question 2

beginning of WW1

Answer 2

1914

Question 3

Arthur Balfour sent Balfour Declration to Walter Rothschild

Answer 3

1917

Question 4

end of WW1

Answer 4

1918

Question 5

Treaty of Versailles stripped germany from its former colonies which became ‘mandates’

Answer 5

1919

Question 6

Treaty of Sevres distributed the territories of the Ottoman Empire

Answer 6

1920

Question 7

Iraq and Palestine become UK mandates

Answer 7

1920

Question 8

Tanganyika and Cameroon become mandates

Answer 8

1922

Question 9

Egypt granted formal independence

Answer 9

1922

Question 10

Egypt continued to be a client state until

Answer 10

1954

Question 11

Iraq granted independence under King Faisal

Answer 11

1932

Question 12

Britain loses Singapore

Answer 12

1942

Question 13

Battle of El Alamein - British defeated german army began process of sweeping any out of North Africa - securing B control of egyptian and interest in ME

Answer 13

1942

Question 14

Indian National Army led by Subhas Bose fought against british army in Burma

Answer 14

1943

Question 15

attempted japanese invasion - B n allied forces rolled them back

Answer 15

1944

Question 16

British nationality Act passed - inhabitant of the commonwealth citizenship i british

Question 17

London transpott nearly took on 4000 employees - mostly from barbados

Answer 17

1956

Question 18

Gangs of ‘teddy bears’ attacks on black people vioektn riots broke out

Answer 18

1962