Imperial attitudes

Question 1

what Wass the political support for empire 1890s-

Answer 1

• conservatives, pro empire, expansionist policies of making the empire stronger\won the Kakhi election
  PM Salisbury was moderate imperialist but had a strong ardent imperialist backing

-won the election so shows support was strong

Question 2

support for empire - high imperialist ideas 1890 -

Answer 2

Curzon, Milner, Chamberlain wantend to continue to strengthen the Empire

• Chamberlain saw that the empire could provide solutions to industrial/social problems - stenthening growth and wealth (to fund welfare reforms)

Question 3

support for empire - economic 1890-

Answer 3

• investing in empire and expansion creates wealth and growth

ideas floating around that were pro empire such as imperial preference

Question 4

support for empire societies and organisations 1890-

Answer 4

Royal Colonial Institute, Victoria League, Round Table, Empire Day

• all celebrating empire

Question 5

why did people criticise the Empire

Answer 5

• empire only benefits the rich elites
• imperial expansion was a ‘capitalist plot’ - Hobson
• aftermath of the Boer war - people began to question the ‘civilising mission’ and the treatment of people in colonies - Hobbhouse report
• • milicent Foulest
• David Lloyd geirge was critical of empire
• the anti-imperialist voices were hidden behind the mass support for Empire did not question continuing Empire
  more liberal government from 1906-1914

Question 6

poverty in early 20th Century Britain

Answer 6

Studies from Seebohm Roundtree and James Booth exposed the poverty of Britains cities, York and London

• exposed poor national efficiency

Question 7

what was New Liberalism>

Answer 7

a different view on society as a whole

• society is ‘organic’ more than a sum of its parts
• role of the state is to distribute wealth more fairly for the benefit of society aw a whole
• higher taxation to pay for social reform
• the role of the state is much larger

Question 8

who was Alfred Harmsworth

Answer 8

• owner of the daily mail and the daily mirror

‘old style newspapers served the news raw, Harmsworth served the news cooked’

Question 9

literature and music

Answer 9

• authors and poets included – rippling
  –Bajer
  –Henty

Youth organisations
– Boys own paper - imperialist adventure message
– scouts
– Girls friendly society

-music
– music balls
– Opera - Gilbert and Sullivan
– composers - Elgar