Expansion And Contraction Flashcards

1
Q

When was the imperial war cabinet created?

A

1917

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2
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When did Britain promise the independence of Arab leaders under the Ottoman rule, including Palestine, in return for Arab support?

A

1914

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3
Q

When was the Hussein-McMahon correspondence?

A

Between 1915-1916

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4
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When was the Sykes-Picot agreement?

A

16th May 1916

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5
Q

When was the Balfour declaration?

A

1917

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6
Q

When was the formal mandate in Palestine

A

1920

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7
Q

When did Parliament legislate to pause Home rule discussions in Ireland until after WW1

A

1914

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8
Q

When was the Ireland Easter rising in Dublin

A

1916

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9
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When was the Anglo Irish free state treaty signed, which created the Irish free state

A

Dec 1921

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10
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When was the catholic Irish free state given Dominion status?

A

1922

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11
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When did the Irish Free state take the name ‘Eire’

A

1937

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12
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When did Britain lose control of Singapore, Hong Kong, Burma and Malaya

A

1942

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13
Q

When did Japan attempt to take India from Britain

A

1944

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14
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When was the Government of India Act passed

A

1919

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15
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When was the Rowlatt Act passed

A

1919

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16
Q

When was the Amritsar Massacre

A

1919

17
Q

When was the Round table conferences (discussions about India/negotitaions)

A

1930’s

18
Q

When was the second ‘The government of India Act’

A

1935

19
Q

When did Viceroy Linlithgow declare war alongside Britain without consulting the elected politicians in India

A

1939

20
Q

When did the Indian National army emerge to fight against the British alongside the Japanese

A

1942

21
Q

When did Labour decide to grant India independence?

A

1945

22
Q

When did Viceroy Mountbatten gave instructions for Indian independence?

A

1947

23
Q

When did Britain hand over Palestine over to the United Nations

A

1947