Joseph Chamberlain Flashcards

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As Colonial Secretary in 1895, what did Chamberlain say?

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“I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races the world has ever seen… It is the duty of a landlord to develop his estate.”

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What idea did he advocate as to how to administrate the Empire?

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A federation similar to USA’s central government

Each colony would eventually self-gov over local affairs w defence and central gov in London’s empire parliament

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What idea did he advocate as to how to administrate the Empire ECONOMICALLY?

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New customs union which included the whole Empire:

  • Free trade between colonies
  • External barrier adding tariffs to trade w goods from outside Empire
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4
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What was his economic system influenced by?

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German “Zollverein”

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What were some limitations to his “grand design” for Empire?

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  • 1897 Conference where he proposed some of his ideas was met w little support
  • Federal Imperial Parliament and customs union rejected
  • Colonial Conference never ended w an agreed upon plan
  • Chamberlain couldn’t enthuse people with power over Empire
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What were some successes of his “grand design” for Empire?

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  • Encourages Australia to develop a Federal Constitution which still exists
  • Introduced schemes to improve health
  • Schools of Tropical Medicine est. in London and Liverpool
  • Research into Africa’s worse diseases: malaria and sleeping sickness which produce important findings
  • Set up Agricultural Department in West Indies to advise how to utilise land and gave gov money to islands to est. a steamer service to US and Gb stimulating trade
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