The Boer War Flashcards
Name the 3 military defeats during ‘Black Week’
Stormberg, Margersfontain and Colenso.
How much money did the British give to the Boers to repair damage caused by the war?
£3 million
Name the 3 British commanders in The Boer War.
General Buller - General ‘Bobs’ Roberts- Lord Kitchener
Which treaty ended the Boer War? When was it signed?
May 1902- The treaty of Vereeniging.
Overall, how much money did the war cost to the British government?
£201 million.
What were the overall casualty figures?
- 5,774 killed in action
* 16,168 died from disease/wounds
What percentage of soldiers were discovered unfit to fight?
50%.
What were the 2 main proposed solutions to increase the health of the British population?
- Galton’s theory of eugenics
2. Increasing the welfare of the poor.
Which study played a notable role in establishing the welfare state?
‘Poverty’ by Sebohm Rowntree
Name 3 pieces of legislation introduced by the liberal government that formed the newly created welfare state.
- The 1906 School Meals Act
- The 1907 Medical Inspection of Children Act
- The 1911 National Insurance Act
Who wrote ‘Land of Hope and Glory’?
Benson and Elgar.
Name 2 nationalistic, pro-empire boy’s magazines.
- ‘The Boy’s Own Paper’
* ‘Union Jack’
Name a pro-empire children’s author.
G.A Henty.
What is tariff reform and which politician proposed it?
Joseph Chamberlain. Goods imported from OUTSIDE the empire are taxed to make them MORE EXPENSIVE, compared to goods from within the empire. This strengthens trade within the empire.
What principle is The Boy Scout movement founded on?
‘Serving King and Country’.
Give 5 factors that indicate SUPPORT for the empire after the Boer war.
- Land of Hope and Glory, composed by Benson and Elgar
- Increased readership of magazines like ‘Boys Own Paper’ and ‘Union Jack’
- Popularity of Sir Henry Newbolt’s poetry
- Founding of The Boy Scout movement
- Proposed tariff reform
When was ‘Black Week’?
December 1899
When was The 2nd Boer War fought?
October 1899 - May 1902
Who were ‘the Uitlanders’?
British immigrants who had flocked to South Africa to after the discovery of gold in The Transvaal in 1886.
Who were ‘the Uitlanders’?
British immigrants who had flocked to South Africa to after the discovery of gold in The Transvaal in 1886.
When was gold discovered in The Transvaal?
1886
Who was Tom Edgar and why was he important?
Tom Edgar was as a British Uitlander who has killed by a Boer policeman in 1898. His death was important as it increased tensions between the British and The Boers.
Why did The Boers dislike the Uitlanders?
The Boers were traditional Calvinists, and so clashed with the Uitlanders who enjoyed drinking and gambling.
Name 3 key diplomats involved in The 2nd Boer War.
PAUL KRUGER - The President of The Transvaal
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN- The British Colonial Secretary
SIR ARTHUR MILNER- The British High Comissioner
Who was Tom Edgar and why was he important?
A British Uitlander, who was murdered by a Transvaal policeman in 1898. His death severely heightened tensions between The Boers and The Uitlanders - Even
