Expansion And Contraction Flashcards
When was the imperial war cabinet created?
1917
When did Britain promise the independence of Arab leaders under the Ottoman rule, including Palestine, in return for Arab support?
1914
When was the Hussein-McMahon correspondence?
Between 1915-1916
When was the Sykes-Picot agreement?
16th May 1916
When was the Balfour declaration?
1917
When was the formal mandate in Palestine
1920
When did Parliament legislate to pause Home rule discussions in Ireland until after WW1
1914
When was the Ireland Easter rising in Dublin
1916
When was the Anglo Irish free state treaty signed, which created the Irish free state
Dec 1921
When was the catholic Irish free state given Dominion status?
1922
When did the Irish Free state take the name ‘Eire’
1937
When did Britain lose control of Singapore, Hong Kong, Burma and Malaya
1942
When did Japan attempt to take India from Britain
1944
When was the Government of India Act passed
1919
When was the Rowlatt Act passed
1919
When was the Amritsar Massacre
1919
When was the Round table conferences (discussions about India/negotitaions)
1930’s
When was the second ‘The government of India Act’
1935
When did Viceroy Linlithgow declare war alongside Britain without consulting the elected politicians in India
1939
When did the Indian National army emerge to fight against the British alongside the Japanese
1942
When did Labour decide to grant India independence?
1945
When did Viceroy Mountbatten gave instructions for Indian independence?
1947
When did Britain hand over Palestine over to the United Nations
1947
