Interwar Attitudes To Emp!

Question 1

What did the lead writer of the daily mail say about radio

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Growth of what kind of travel aided imperial relations

Answer 2

Air travel

Question 3

The Times reported George V’s final words being

Answer 3

How is the Empire

Question 4

George V’s sons sent on

Answer 4

Empire tours

Question 5

How long and how much did Wembley take to build

Answer 5

300 days

750,000

Question 6

During its two year course how many visitors did Wembley exhibition get

Answer 6

27,000,000 million +

Question 7

Visitors of Wembley exhibition equivalent to

Answer 7

Over half of the population of Britain

Question 8

How much money did the Wembley exhibition lose

Answer 8

£1.8 million

Question 9

The Wembley ex first proposed in 1902 why did it take so long to get in action

Answer 9

Football association needed a nice venue and people were more interested in Football than empire and because of post war climate was more divided

Question 10

What happened before Wembley ex to make it more pop

Answer 10

Webmleys first FA cup 1923

Question 11

Is rise of Labour Party a sign of people being anti empire

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Imperialism was proposed as what during the 1920s

Answer 12

A solution to Brit’s economic difficulties

Question 13

EMB stands for

Answer 13

Empire Marketing Board

Question 14

EMB duratio

Answer 14

1926 - 1933

Question 15

Wembley date s

Answer 15

Began spring 1924 lasted 2 years

Question 16

Bad shit bout Wembley

Answer 16

Not much came from it

Question 17

Why did government need propaganda in form of EMB in 1920s

Answer 17

Tariffs gone

If financial means gone they need the mind control that is advertising

Question 18

By 1933 , out of every 100 household in Britain had radio

Answer 18

48 out of every 100

Question 19

Commercial appreciation of the value of advertising is shown by what

Answer 19

Expenditure on it increasing

From £31 million in 1920 to £57 million in 1928

Question 20

EMB also started lectures . At its peak in 1929 how many lectures to how many people

Answer 20

2,400 lectures

To 500,000+ ppl

Question 21

EMB calendar stats

Answer 21

‘Calendar of the Fruits and Vegetables of Empire’

180,000 copies made in 1929 and reprint needed

Question 22

Kings empire Christmas pudding leaflet

Answer 22

15,000 copies exhausted at one and 20,000 more Gad to be remprinted
Canadian flour
Jamaican rum

Question 23

Also sponsored

Answer 23

Brands films newspapers

Question 24

Monthly page EMB took out in ? In?

Answer 24

Punch 1927