impact of ww1 (imperialism challenged)

Question 1

What proportion of troops in France where Indians by Autumn 1914

Answer 1

1/3 Werę either Indians or had served in India.h

Question 2

Were Indians conscripted?

Answer 2

no

Question 3

How many troops did the Indians contribute?

Answer 3

Morę than all other dominions combined (1.3 million)

Question 4

In what regions did Indians contribute?

Answer 4

Middle East

Question 5

How many Indians had been KIA

Answer 5

74k

Question 6

How much money did India send Britain in 1917?

Answer 6

£100 million

Question 7

What was promised to Indians in return for their service?

Answer 7

August 1917: SOS for India promises more responsible self-government.

Question 8

When was Egypt turned into a protectorate?

Answer 8

1914

Question 9

How many people were recruited to defend Egypt and the Middle East?

Answer 9

1.2 million, 100k fought in Europe and 50% killed.

Question 10

Werę other Africans allowed to fight in Europe?

Answer 10

East, West, and Black South Africans not permitted in Europe. Made to fight Germans in Tanzania

Question 11

Werę the people of the Caribbean allowed to get involved?

Answer 11

Not allowed to enlist initially, 1915: 15k join W Indies regiment. Not allowed to fight along British and Indians, dangerous support roles in trenches and ammunition dumps.

Question 12

What numbers of indigenous people fought in the war?

Answer 12

• 4k Canada
• 1k Aus
• 2.5 NZ

Question 13

What was Canada’s role in the war?

Answer 13

Canada supplies Britain with munitions (1/3 used ‘17-‘18) and wheat

Question 14

When is conscription introduced in Canada and New Zealand, and why was it necessary?

Answer 14

Enthusiasm dries up after heavy losses in 1915. Conscription in NZ ‘16 and Canada ‘17.

Question 15

What is the name of the South African general who was successful in fighting the Germans in Africa and advised in Europe?

Answer 15

Generał Smuts

Question 16

What sparked a debate on the future of Empire?

Answer 16

• French-Canadians rioting in Quebec City
• Aussies rejecting conscription in 2 referendums

Question 17

How many Dominion citizens die in War?

Answer 17

• 60k Aus
• 16k NZ
• 61k CAN
• 7k SA

Question 18

What were some examples of which countries where classified win which category?

Answer 18

A: Palestine/Mespotamia
B: Tanzania, Cameroon, Rwanda
C: New Guinea, Samoa

Question 19

What did the UN mandate categories means?

Answer 19

A: indie viable.
B: much longer period of guidance needed for independence
C: Independence not viable

Question 20

What did the British and French argue for their taking over of German territories?

Answer 20

Underdeveloped territories need guidance.

Question 21

Under what treaty were the Ottoman’s stripped of their colonial possessions?

Answer 21

Treaty of Sevres (1920) and Lausanne (1923).

Question 22

Why were so many nations stripped of their colonies?

Answer 22

Wilson rlly into self determination.

Question 23

What clause was rejected at the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 23

A Japanese clause about racial equality as it was implicit in European empires.

Question 24

When was the Balfour Declaration written?

Answer 24

1917

Question 25

What was the Balfour Declaration?

Answer 25

Letter sent by Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Walter Rothschild, prominent Jew promising British support for a national homeland/ did not constitute undermining Muslims.

Question 26

What was Britain's position on the Palestinian mandate?

Answer 26

Britain was very keen on it due to its proximity to Suez and on the main overland route to Empire.

Question 27

When did Egypt become independent?

Answer 27

1922, continued tradition of informal British control though, client state until 1954

Question 28

What was the Anglo-Egyptian treaty in '36?

Answer 28

Troops withdrawn from India except Canal Zone, in return, Egypt helped to join LoN.

Question 29

When did Iraq (Mesopotamia) become independent?

Answer 29

October 1932

Question 30

Why was Iraq granted independence?

Answer 30

Never stable, conflicting nationalist movements.

Question 31

How was Iraq granted independence?

Answer 31

Independence under King Faisal I. Maintains close economic and military ties with Britain. Air bases retained.

Question 32

When did Ireland join the UK?

Answer 32

1801

Question 33

When did Ireland become independent?

Answer 33

1922 (as a dominion)

Question 34

Why did Ireland become independent?

Answer 34

Had a very vocal home rule movement.

Question 35

What happened in Ireland in April 1916?

Answer 35

Easter Rising in Dublin, quickly quashed

Question 36

Until when did guerilla warfare continue in Ireland?

Answer 36

Until 1921 anglo-Irish treaty

Question 37

what was the 1931 Statue of Westminster in relation to Ireland?

Answer 37

Grants all dominions full legislative independence, so 1937 new constitution replaces monarchy.

Question 38

What was the Republic of Ireland Act

Answer 38

When did Ireland get proper independence w/o the monarch as a external diplomatic affair and leaves the commonwealth and becomes a republic in 1949