Interwar years (other) Flashcards
How many Empire troops fought in WW1, and how many from just India?
- 5 million
1. 4 million from India
What was social imperialism?
The belief that while pursuing imperial interests, Britain should also act as a force for good
How much land did Britain gain through mandates?
1.8 million square miles
Name 3 mandates that Britain received?
Palestine, Iraq and Jordan
Why was Palestine important?
Lots of support for zionism
‘Strategic buffer for Egypt’
Base to protect Iraq (oil)
What was the 1929 Colonial Development Act?
An act that granted £1 million to colonies to further their development, although it was often not taken advantage of and there was little change in the colonies
in 1938 what was Uganda’s population, and how many hospital beds did it have?
3 million
1,300
How did WW1 undermine Pax Britannia?
Whites fighting whites dispelled white mans burden
Mesopotamia campaign- ‘Mess-pot’
Black soldiers used as porters
What and when was the Ottawa Conference?
A 1932 conference with the dominions that reintroduced the idea of ‘imperial preference’, ending free trade
What did Britain get out of the Ottawa Conference?
Lower rate tariffs from the dominions rather than full exemption- Britain increased dominion imports by 10%, but exports only by 5%
Why was Britain able to recover from the Great Depression?
Imperial preference creating protected markets
Other bilateral agreements
London remained the world’s economic centre
Most colonies continued to peg their currency to the sterling
What % if British exports went to the Empire in 1934?
44%
How much did the British naval base in Singapore cost?
£25 million
What did the naval base fail to consider?
That it relied on free passage in the Med, unlikely due to Italy
Ignored the increasing use of the airforce
How many airforce squadrons did Britain create during this period and how much was spent on the army?
75 squadrons
£19 million
How much of Britain’s army was devoted to defending the Empire in 1933?
75%
What did the Treaty of Washington (1922) decide?
That Britain’s navy had to be in the ratio USA:5, Britain:5, Japan:3
What and when was the Wembley Exhibition, and how many visitors did it have?
1924
An exhibition celebrating the Empire with recreations of the colonies
It received 27.4 million visitors in 2 years
When was the Empire Marketing Board established?
1926
What is one recipe from the EMB cookbook?
King’s Empire Christmas Pudding
One film about Empire?
Four Feathers
