imperial consolidation and liberal rule

Question 1

what % of Britain’s exports did india take?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

how much was the % of exports india took worth by 1914?

Answer 2

about £150 million

Question 3

what % of beef did canada provide britain?

Answer 3

10%

Question 4

what % of wheat flour did canada provide britain?

Answer 4

15% by 1914

Question 5

how many sq miles were used for wheat flour production 1900-1913?

Answer 5

45,000 sq miles

Question 6

how much did overseas investments go up 1900-1913?

Answer 6

doubles

£2 billion - £4 billion

Question 7

how much more did britain invest overseas than france and germany?

Answer 7

France - 2x more

Germany - 3x more

Question 8

by 1913 how much of britains overseas investment did Latina America make up?

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

what were investment deals with non-colonial countries called?

Answer 9

‘invisibles’

Question 10

what years and how much did trade move in britains favour?

Answer 10

1870-1914

10% in britain’s favour

Question 11

why was it easier to trade with china?

Answer 11

they used the ‘silver standard’ as opposed to britains ‘gold standard’

Question 12

when was the London Colonial Conference for Dominion Leaders and what did it suggest?

Answer 12

a) 1902

b) imperial preference

Question 13

what is imperial preference?

Question 14

what did West Africa provide Britain?

Answer 14

timber, cocoa, rubber, peanuts and palm oil

Question 15

what did South Africa provide Britain?

Answer 15

wool and sugar

Question 16

what did New Zealand provide Britain?

Answer 16

dairy produce and lamb

Question 17

when was the Imperial Federation League established and what was it for?

Answer 17

1884

to promote closer colonial ties

Question 18

when was the Imperial Federation League disbanded? and what did this reflect?

Answer 18

1893

reflected waning interest in the Empires commercial importance