impact of WW1

Question 1

how many men did Britain send from the Empire for World War I to fight for Britain?

Answer 1

1.4 million

Question 2

What colony sent the most troops?

Answer 2

India

Question 3

what else were cheap sent from?

Answer 3

Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Rhodesia

Question 4

aside from men, what else did the empire supply for the war?

Answer 4

Food and raw materials

Question 5

when was the imperial War Cabinet set up?

Answer 5

1917

Question 6

What was the aim of the imperial War cabinet?

Answer 6

To coordinate military policy

Question 7

Who attended the meetings of the imperial wall cabinet?

Answer 7

The prime minister of the dominions and selected representatives from India

Question 8

how many times did the imperial War Cabinet meet?

Answer 8

Twice

Question 9

During the war, when was the British election and who became prime minister?

Answer 9

1916
David Lloyd George replaced Asquith

Question 10

What did David Lloyd George form?

Answer 10

A coalition government

Question 11

Who is the prime minister of France at the time? And what did he want?

Answer 11

Georges Clemenceau
Security revenge and reparations

Question 12

how many white South Africans were in the Middle Eastern Western front?

Answer 12

136,000

Question 13

what was one key thing that Canada supplied during the war and how much of it did they supply?

Answer 13

Munitions they supplied one third of those used between 1917 and 1918

Question 14

how many Indian men enlisted for World War I?

Answer 14

1.3 million

Question 15

Other than men, what else did the Indian government give towards the war?

Answer 15

£100 million

Question 16

How many Egyptian soldiers fought in Europe?

Answer 16

100,000

Question 17

in the British West Indies regiment, how many Caribbean enlisted?

Answer 17

15,000

Question 18

Give some evidence towards the Dominion attitudes to World War I

Answer 18

Conscription was introduced in New Zealand in 1916 and Canada in 1917 as the war was not loved by everyone

Question 19

Give some evidence towards the attitudes towards World War I from Indians

Answer 19

all of the people who joined the war were volunteers and they contributed the most soldiers

Question 20

give evidence towards the African attitude towards World War I

Answer 20

due to the fact that it led to the formation of independence of Egypt, you can assume that there was protrude towards the war

Question 21

give evidence for the Caribbean attitude towards World War I

Answer 21

Most of the people were volunteers and before 1915 when enlistment was allowed, people wanted to enlist

Question 22

In the Dominion is what was the impact of the war with the relationship on Britain

Answer 22

A desire for independence from imperial control increased

Question 23

In India, what was the impact of World War I on the relationship with Britain?

Answer 23

As a result of their contributions they were promised a more responsible self government yet there was growing support for Indian independence

Question 24

In Africa, what was the impact of World War I with relationships with Britain?

Answer 24

It was formative to many independence movements

Question 25

what happened to the colonies of the German and Ottoman Empire after they were defeated?

Answer 25

They were distributed amongst the allied powers as the league of Nations mandates

Question 26

what mandate was Britain keen to secure?

Answer 26

Palestinian mandate

Question 27

as a result of the league of Nations mandates how was the British empire?

Answer 27

It had reached its greatest extent

Question 28

what was the main treaty after World War I?

Answer 28

The treaty of Versailles 1919
The league of Nations and stripped Germany of her empire

Question 29

what were the other key treaties after World War I?

Answer 29

Treaty of Serves 1920
Lausanne 1923
San Remo 1920

Question 30

What was the guiding principle of the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 30

National self-determination

Question 31

What did Britain and France argue for the colonies?

Answer 31

They were underdeveloped and needed a guiding hand

Question 32

what were the category a league of Nations mandate?

Answer 32

For the most developed areas, e.g. the Ottoman empire

Question 33

What were the category be league of Nations mandates?

Answer 33

Slightly less developed areas, e.g. the German colonies

Question 34

What were the category C league of Nations mandates?

Answer 34

South and West Africa and South Pacific Islands

Question 35

What was the proximity to independence for the category a mandate?

Answer 35

It was a possibility in the near future

Question 36

What was the proximity to independence for the category B league of Nations mandates?

Answer 36

They needed a much longer period of guidance before considering independence

Question 37

what was the proximity to independence the category C league of Nations mandate?

Answer 37

They were seem to be best administered under the laws of the mandates as integral parties of their territory

Question 38

Of the category a mandate what was given to Britain and France

Answer 38

France got Syria
Britain got Mesopotamia and Palestine

Question 39

of the category be mandates what did Britain get?

Answer 39

Tangongika

Question 40

Who were the territories of the category C mandates given to?

Answer 40

South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan