joseph chamberlian Flashcards
when was chamberlian colonial secretary?
1895-1903
when was he mayor of birmingham? and what reforms did he introduce?
in 1873 introduced social reforms such as clearing of the slums, provisions of gas, water and toilets in homes, building of schools and art galleries
what was his view on imperialism?and what did he say he believed about the british?
he was a pro-imperialist, ‘’ i believe that the british race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen’’
what was his view on the united states of empire?and what was it?
saw it as the only way for empire to avoid decline. this was where each colony would eventually have self-government over local affiars and the external affairs would be based in the central government in london in an empire parliament
what was the tarrif reform he wanted?
protectionism where tariffs would be placed on goods of other nations
what did the tariff reform proposal do?when?
it spilt the conservative and the liberal unionist party in 1906
what did he do in the west indies?
inovatied the agriculture department in the west indies
what did he create a school for in london and liverpool?
tropical medicine
what actions did he make towards imperialism?
likely invovled in the jameson raid of 1895 and the second boer war of 1899, snationed the annexation of ashantiland in 1900
in chamberlian conference in london who did he only invite?
the self-governing white colonies
what was he responsible in doing to the royal niger company? and when?
acquiring the territories of the royal niger company in 1900
