Interwar Attitudes To Emp! Flashcards
What did the lead writer of the daily mail say about radio
Never before has a King’s voice been heard by his subjects both in his presence and in their own homes as well.[…] such a miracle can do nothing but cement the bonds of empire
Growth of what kind of travel aided imperial relations
Air travel
The Times reported George V’s final words being
How is the Empire
George V’s sons sent on
Empire tours
How long and how much did Wembley take to build
300 days
750,000
During its two year course how many visitors did Wembley exhibition get
27,000,000 million +
Visitors of Wembley exhibition equivalent to
Over half of the population of Britain
How much money did the Wembley exhibition lose
£1.8 million
The Wembley ex first proposed in 1902 why did it take so long to get in action
Football association needed a nice venue and people were more interested in Football than empire and because of post war climate was more divided
What happened before Wembley ex to make it more pop
Webmleys first FA cup 1923
Is rise of Labour Party a sign of people being anti empire
No cos it wasn’t rlly that anti empire
Ramsey Mac Donald was enthusiastic to maintain it
They saw empire as a way of ensuring employment and stimulating the economy
Imperialism was proposed as what during the 1920s
A solution to Brit’s economic difficulties
EMB stands for
Empire Marketing Board
EMB duratio
1926 - 1933
Wembley date s
Began spring 1924 lasted 2 years
Bad shit bout Wembley
Not much came from it
Why did government need propaganda in form of EMB in 1920s
Tariffs gone
If financial means gone they need the mind control that is advertising
By 1933 , out of every 100 household in Britain had radio
48 out of every 100
Commercial appreciation of the value of advertising is shown by what
Expenditure on it increasing
From £31 million in 1920 to £57 million in 1928
EMB also started lectures . At its peak in 1929 how many lectures to how many people
2,400 lectures
To 500,000+ ppl
EMB calendar stats
‘Calendar of the Fruits and Vegetables of Empire’
180,000 copies made in 1929 and reprint needed
Kings empire Christmas pudding leaflet
15,000 copies exhausted at one and 20,000 more Gad to be remprinted
Canadian flour
Jamaican rum
Also sponsored
Brands films newspapers
Monthly page EMB took out in ? In?
Punch 1927
