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1
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how many men did Britain send from the Empire for World War I to fight for Britain?

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1.4 million

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What colony sent the most troops?

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India

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what else were cheap sent from?

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Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Rhodesia

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

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Food and raw materials

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5
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when was the imperial War Cabinet set up?

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1917

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What was the aim of the imperial War cabinet?

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To coordinate military policy

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Who attended the meetings of the imperial wall cabinet?

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The prime minister of the dominions and selected representatives from India

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how many times did the imperial War Cabinet meet?

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Twice

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

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1916
David Lloyd George replaced Asquith

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What did David Lloyd George form?

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A coalition government

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

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Georges Clemenceau
Security revenge and reparations

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12
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how many white South Africans were in the Middle Eastern Western front?

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136,000

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

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

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how many Indian men enlisted for World War I?

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1.3 million

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

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£100 million

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16
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How many Egyptian soldiers fought in Europe?

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100,000

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

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15,000

18
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Give some evidence towards the Dominion attitudes to World War I

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

19
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Give some evidence towards the attitudes towards World War I from Indians

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

20
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give evidence towards the African attitude towards World War I

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

21
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give evidence for the Caribbean attitude towards World War I

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

22
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In the Dominion is what was the impact of the war with the relationship on Britain

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A desire for independence from imperial control increased

23
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In India, what was the impact of World War I on the relationship with Britain?

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

24
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In Africa, what was the impact of World War I with relationships with Britain?

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It was formative to many independence movements

25
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what happened to the colonies of the German and Ottoman Empire after they were defeated?

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

26
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what mandate was Britain keen to secure?

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Palestinian mandate

27
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as a result of the league of Nations mandates how was the British empire?

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It had reached its greatest extent

28
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what was the main treaty after World War I?

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

29
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what were the other key treaties after World War I?

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Treaty of Serves 1920
Lausanne 1923
San Remo 1920

30
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What was the guiding principle of the treaty of Versailles?

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National self-determination

31
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What did Britain and France argue for the colonies?

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They were underdeveloped and needed a guiding hand

32
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what were the category a league of Nations mandate?

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

33
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What were the category be league of Nations mandates?

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

34
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What were the category C league of Nations mandates?

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South and West Africa and South Pacific Islands

35
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What was the proximity to independence for the category a mandate?

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It was a possibility in the near future

36
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What was the proximity to independence for the category B league of Nations mandates?

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They needed a much longer period of guidance before considering independence

37
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what was the proximity to independence the category C league of Nations mandate?

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

38
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Of the category a mandate what was given to Britain and France

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France got Syria
Britain got Mesopotamia and Palestine

39
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of the category be mandates what did Britain get?

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Tangongika

40
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Who were the territories of the category C mandates given to?

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South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan

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