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Key Topic 1: The Governance And Administration of the Empire > Men On The Spot: Joseph Chamberlain > Flashcards

Men On The Spot: Joseph Chamberlain Flashcards

1
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When did Chamberlain become mayor of Birmingham?

A

November 1873

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2
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What did Chamberlain become in November 1873?

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Mayor of Birmingham

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When did Chamberlain become the liberal member of Parliament?

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1876

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4
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What position did Chamberlain gain in 1876?

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Liberal member of Parliament

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5
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What one of Gladstone’s proposal did Chamberlain reject?

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Gladstone’s proposal for Irish independence (Home rule)

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6
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What was Chamberlains opinion on Gladstone’s proposal for Irish independence (Home rule)?

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Rejected it

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7
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What coalition did Chamberlain join?

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Conservative-led coalition government

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8
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When did Chamberlain become the Colonial Secretary?

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June 1895

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9
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What did Chamberlain become in June 1895?

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Colonial Secretary

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10
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What was Chamberlain nicknamed?

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‘Joseph Africanus’ by the press

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11
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Why was Chamberlain nicknamed ‘Joseph Africanus’ by the press?

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Because of the interest in African expansion

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12
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What nickname was Chamberlain given by the press due to his interest in African expansion?

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‘Joseph Africanus’

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13
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What railway did Chamberlain initiate?

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Uganda railway. This would connect the East African coast with the interior

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14
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What did the Uganda railway connect?

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This would connect the East African coast with the interior

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15
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What did Chamberlain sanction (provide approval) in 1895?

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Annexation of Ashantiland into the Gold Coast of West Africa

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16
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When did Chamberlain sanction (allow) the annexation of Ashantiland into the Gold Coast of West Africa?

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1895

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17
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What area did Chamberlain allow to be annexed in 1895 into the Gold Coast of West Africa?

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Ashantiland

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18
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What did Chamberlain supervise in 1900?

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Purchasing of territories of the Royal Niger Company and these became formal British colonies

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19
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When did Chamberlain purchase the territories of the Royal Niger Company and these became formal British colonies?

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In 1900

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20
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What exonerated Chamberlain of any responsibility for the Jameson raid (1895-96)?

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Parliamentary inquiry

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What did a parliamentary inquiry mean?

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Exonerated Chamberlain of any responsibility for the Jameson raid (1895-96)

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22
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Whose ambitions did Chamberlain support?

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Rhodes ambition in South Africa

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23
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What was Chamberlains opinion for Rhodes ambition in South Africa?

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Supported it

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24
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Even though a parliamentary inquiry exonerated Chamberlain of any responsibility for the Jameson raid (1895-96), what did Chamberlain support?

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Rhodes ambition in South Africa

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25
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What success between 1899-1902 did Chamberlain preside over?

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Boer War

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26
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What was Chamberlains relationship with the Boer War (1899-1902)?

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Presided over the success

Added South Africa to Britain’s dominions

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27
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What did Chamberlain hold in summer 1902?

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Colonial conference

28
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When was the Colonial conference held?

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Summer 1902

29
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What was the impact of the summer 1902 Colonial Conference?

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Tried ties develop closer imperial ties but there was no success

30
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When were there liberal governments who placed low priority to imperial affairs?

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1905-08

1908-16

31
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What was the characterisation of the governing bodies between 1905-08 and 1908-16?

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Liberal governments who accorded low priority to imperial affairs

32
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What did Chamberlain fail to gain British support for in 1905?

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Imperial preference

33
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What was imperial preference?

A

System of tariff allowances granted by members of the British empire or Commonwealth to another

34
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What is the name given to a system of tariff allowances granted by members of the British empire or Commonwealth to another?

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Imperial preference

35
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When did Chamberlains fight for imperial preference fail?

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1905

36
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When was the first colonial council?

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Spring 1887

37
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What happened in Spring 1887?

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First colonial council

38
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What did the first colonial council in spring 1887 fail to achieve?

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Get an agreement for an imperial council (or Parliament) to serve the Empire

39
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What did Chamberlain summon and chair?

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Two further Colonial conferences in Summer 1897 and Summer 1902

40
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What was Chamberlains role in the Summer 1897 and summer 1902 Colonial conference?

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Summoned and chaired it

Proposed imperial defence and customs union

41
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In what conferences did Chamberlain summon, chair and propose imperial defence and a trade union?

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Summer 1897 and summer 1902 Colonial conference

42
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What did the colonial conference of summers 1897 and 1902 involve?

A

Self-governing

White settler colonies

43
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What conference in summers 1897 and 1902 only involved white settler and self governance colonies?

A

Colonial conferences

44
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How did the white settler and self governing colonies react to the colonial conference in summers 1897 and 1902?

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Rejected chamberlains idea of customs union and imperial defence

45
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What form of investment did Chamberlain promote?

A

Government investment into less profitable areas

46
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What did Chamberlain say about imperialism?

A

‘I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen’

47
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Who said ‘I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen’?

A

Chamberlain

48
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How was Chamberlain viewed when the Boer War broke out in 1899?

A

National hero

49
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When was Chamberlain viewed as a national hero?

A

When the Boer war broke out in 1899

50
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Why did Chamberlain loose some of his glory?

A

Because the Boer war dragged on

51
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What was the impact of the Boer war dragging on?

A

Chamberlain lost some of his glory

52
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When did Salisbury retire?

A

July 1902

53
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Who retired in 1902?

A

Salisbury

54
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What happened to Chamberlain when Salisbury resigned in July 1902?

A

Chamberlain was passed over as prime minister in favour of Balfour

55
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What did Chamberlain do in September 1903?

A

Resigned from the role of Colonial secretary

56
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When did Chamberlain resign from the role of Colonial Secretary?

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September 1903

57
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What did Chamberlain do after resigning in September 1903?

A

Conducting a campaign of tariff reform. He tried to convince the British public of the need for duties o all foreign goods (including food). This would give colonies imperial preference and access to duty-free British market.

58
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When was the Tariff Reform League formed?

A

1903

59
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What league was formed in 1903?

A

Tariff reform league

60
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What did the Tariff Reform league do?

A

Organised the distribution of large number of leaflets

Played Chamberlains recorded message to crowded public meetings on a gramophone

61
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Who organised the distribution of large number of leaflets and played Chamberlains recorded message to crowded public meetings on a gramophone?

A

The tariff reform league

62
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What was the impact of Chamberlain promoting tariff reform?

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Failed to carry conservatives with him
Split the party
Bought Balfour’s resignation

63
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What happened to Chamberlain in the 1906 election?

A

Failed to convince the public, who feared the rising cost of living, about tariff reform

64
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In what election did Chamberlain fail to convince the public, who feared the rising cost of living, about tariff reform?

A

1906 General election

65
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What was the result of the 1906 general election?

A

Electorate gave the liberals their greatest win since the 1830s

66
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What happened to Chamberlain after the 1906 election?

A

Suffered a stroke and his political career was over

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