scottish identity Flashcards
between 1920’s-1930’s why were scots questioning there identity? (3 reasons)
had a strong desire to protect scottish culture
were angry at the british governments handling of scottish economic problems
were concerned about poor levels of attention being devoted to Scottish affairs in the British government
what did radical nationalists want to promote?
scottish culture and identity as they feared the spread of englishness
what did scots begin to think pre war
the union was no longer benificial to scotland because many felt scotland were suffering far more than other parts of england etc
what two attempts were made to strengthen Scotland’s place within the union
in 1926 the scottish secretary became the secretary of state for scotland
the scottish office (staffed by secretary of state) was relocated from London to Edinburgh in an attempt to demonstrate the importance the british government placed on scottish affairs
