Inter-war Nationalism (not India)

Question 1

When did the Irish threat begin and end

Answer 1

1919-1921

Question 2

What the nature of the Irish nationalism fighting

Answer 2

Guerrilla warfare

Question 3

When was the Easter Rising

Answer 3

1916

Question 4

When was the Irish Home Rule suspended

Answer 4

1914- for the duration of the war

Question 5

What was the name of the Southern pro-independence group in Ireland

Answer 5

Sinn Fein

Question 6

Who organised the Easter Rising

Answer 6

the Sinn Fein

Question 7

How many seats did the Sinn Fein win in the 1918 general elections

Answer 7

73 seats

Question 8

When did the Sinn Fein establish an Irish assembly in Dublin

Answer 8

1919

Question 9

Why did the Sinn Fein establish an Irish assembly

Answer 9

due to frustrations caused by the delays to the Irish home rule

Question 10

Who did the IRA start a guerrilla war against

Answer 10

The Black and Tans

Question 11

Who were the Black and Tans

Answer 11

force of temporary policemen who were recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)- many were British WW1 veterans

Question 12

When did the Irish conflict end

Answer 12

1921

Question 13

What was the nature of the Anglo-Irish treaty

Answer 13

created the Irish Free State as a self-governing Dominion within the British Empire

Question 14

Who refused to accept the Anglo-Irish treaty

Answer 14

Eamon de Valera- one of the principal Irish leaders

Question 15

Why did de Valera refuse to accept the Anglo-Irish treaty

Answer 15

as it wasn’t a republic and it involved splitting the country

Question 16

When were de Valera and the republics finally defeated

Answer 16

1923

Question 17

When did the Irish gain full independence

Answer 17

1948

Question 18

When did rioting break out in Egypt

Answer 18

1919

Question 19

Why did rioting start in Egypt in 1919

Answer 19

against British occupation after the British exiled Saad Zaghdul nationalist leader

Question 20

What was the nature of the Egyptian riotings

Answer 20

• attacks on British military personnel and civilians
• infrastructure destroyed
• 800 Egyptians killed

Question 21

What did the British do to curb the violence in Egypt

Answer 21

gave minor concessions to nationalists

Question 22

When was Egypt granted formal independence

Answer 22

1922- following the ‘Milner report’

Question 23

What was decided about Sudan following Egyptian formal independence

Answer 23

British refused to recognise full Egyptian sovereignty over Sudan or to withdraw al its forces

Question 24

What caused violence in Iraq from 1920

Answer 24

conflicting nationalists movements

Question 25

What was the nature of the nationalists uprisings in Iraq from 1920

Answer 25

widespread demonstrations against British rule and intensified after treaty of 1922

Question 26

When was the Cairo Conference

Answer 26

1921

Question 27

What did the Cairo Conference grant

Answer 27

limited self-government to Iraq

Question 28

When was the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty

Answer 28

1922

Question 29

What did the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty confirm

Answer 29

confirmed Faisal I of the Hashemite dynasty as King but senior British advisors also appointed to most government departments- ensure British control over Iraqi affairs

Question 30

When was fuller independence granted to Iraq

Answer 30

1932

Question 31

What did Britain retain control over following Iraqi independence

Answer 31

retained control over oil industry

Question 32

How many Jewish settlers migrated to Palestine in 1926

Answer 32

150,000

Question 33

How much of the total population did Jewish settlers make up by 1936

Answer 33

400,000 (1/3 of total population)

Question 34

How many deaths were there in Palestine during 1929 riots

Answer 34

200 deaths

Question 35

What caused the Arab revolt of 1936

Answer 35

influx of Jews

Question 36

How did the British act in the Arab Revolt

Answer 36

burned villages and detained thousands of subjects

Question 37

What was the name of the underground Jewish milita

Answer 37

haganah

Question 38

How much was Jewish immigration in Palestine restricted to

Answer 38

15,000 per year for 5 years

Question 39

When was the National Congress of West Africa formed

Answer 39

1919

Question 40

Who formed the National Congress of West Africa

Answer 40

political activists from Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast

Question 41

What group dominated the National Congress of West Africa

Answer 41

European-educated elite

Question 42

When did rail strikes occur in Sierra Leone

Answer 42

1919 and 1926

Question 43

When did rail strikes occur in Nigeria

Answer 43

1921

Question 44

When was the West African Students Union formed

Answer 44

1925

Question 45

Name a prominent figure who was part of the West African Students Union

Answer 45

Kwame Nkrumah

Question 46

Why did West African nationalism not spread that much during the 1920s

Answer 46

nationalists remained outnumbers by appointed African chiefs on legislative councils

Question 47

How did WW2 accelerate the growth of nationalism in West Africa

Answer 47

brought greater economic development to West Africa

Question 48

When was the African National Congress founded

Answer 48

1912

Question 49

what did the African National Congress change its name to in 1925

Answer 49

South African National Congress

Question 50

Who were the South African National Congress inspired by

Answer 50

Indian nationalism in adopting passive resistance

Question 51

When and who founded the East African Association

Answer 51

1921- Jomo Kenyatta and Harry Thuku

Question 52

What did the East African Association campaign for

Answer 52

African rights and representation

Question 53

When was the Kikuyu Central Association formed

Answer 53

early 1930s

Question 54

How did the economic depression contribute to the development of nationalism in Africa

Answer 54

it fuelled discontent- encouraging formations of many new mass membership organisations and their advocacy of self government (e.g Nigerian Youth Movement 1934)

Question 55

When was Thuku imprisoned/released

Answer 55

1922/1931

Question 56

When did the Singapore Malay Union begin organising Anti-British strike and riots

Answer 56

1926

Question 57

How was nationalist organisations in Burma divided

Answer 57

Buddhist vs secular Burma

Question 58

Why did rioting break out in the 1920s in Burma

Answer 58

Burma was excluded from reform that had taken place in India (from where Burma was governed)

Question 59

How did the British respond to the rioting in Burma

Answer 59

extended dyarchy to Burma in 1921

Question 60

Who did Burmese nationalists attack in the 1930s riots

Answer 60

Britons and Indians living in Burma

Question 61

How many troops did Britain send into Malaya to police the reigon

Answer 61

40,000

Question 62

When was the Government of Burma act

Answer 62

1937

Question 63

What was the nature of the Government of Burma Act

Answer 63

separated Burma from India and extended its self-government considerably foreign affairs and finance remained under British control- deepening Anti-colonial feeling