The Boer War

Question 0

Name the 3 military defeats during ‘Black Week’

Answer 0

Stormberg, Margersfontain and Colenso.

Question 1

How much money did the British give to the Boers to repair damage caused by the war?

Answer 1

£3 million

Question 2

Name the 3 British commanders in The Boer War.

Answer 2

General Buller - General ‘Bobs’ Roberts- Lord Kitchener

Question 3

Which treaty ended the Boer War? When was it signed?

Answer 3

May 1902- The treaty of Vereeniging.

Question 4

Overall, how much money did the war cost to the British government?

Answer 4

£201 million.

Question 5

What were the overall casualty figures?

Answer 5

• 5,774 killed in action

* 16,168 died from disease/wounds

Question 6

What percentage of soldiers were discovered unfit to fight?

Answer 6

50%.

Question 7

What were the 2 main proposed solutions to increase the health of the British population?

Answer 7

1. Galton’s theory of eugenics

2. Increasing the welfare of the poor.

Question 8

Which study played a notable role in establishing the welfare state?

Answer 8

‘Poverty’ by Sebohm Rowntree

Question 9

Name 3 pieces of legislation introduced by the liberal government that formed the newly created welfare state.

Answer 9

• The 1906 School Meals Act
• The 1907 Medical Inspection of Children Act
• The 1911 National Insurance Act

Question 10

Who wrote ‘Land of Hope and Glory’?

Answer 10

Benson and Elgar.

Question 11

Name 2 nationalistic, pro-empire boy’s magazines.

Answer 11

• ‘The Boy’s Own Paper’

* ‘Union Jack’

Question 12

Name a pro-empire children’s author.

Answer 12

G.A Henty.

Question 13

What is tariff reform and which politician proposed it?

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

What principle is The Boy Scout movement founded on?

Answer 14

‘Serving King and Country’.

Question 15

Give 5 factors that indicate SUPPORT for the empire after the Boer war.

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

When was ‘Black Week’?

Answer 16

December 1899

Question 17

When was The 2nd Boer War fought?

Answer 17

October 1899 - May 1902

Question 18

Who were ‘the Uitlanders’?

Answer 18

British immigrants who had flocked to South Africa to after the discovery of gold in The Transvaal in 1886.

Question 19

Who were ‘the Uitlanders’?

Answer 19

British immigrants who had flocked to South Africa to after the discovery of gold in The Transvaal in 1886.

Question 20

When was gold discovered in The Transvaal?

Answer 20

1886

Question 21

Who was Tom Edgar and why was he important?

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

Why did The Boers dislike the Uitlanders?

Answer 22

The Boers were traditional Calvinists, and so clashed with the Uitlanders who enjoyed drinking and gambling.

Question 23

Name 3 key diplomats involved in The 2nd Boer War.

Answer 23

PAUL KRUGER - The President of The Transvaal
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN- The British Colonial Secretary
SIR ARTHUR MILNER- The British High Comissioner

Question 24

Who was Tom Edgar and why was he important?

Answer 24

A British Uitlander, who was murdered by a Transvaal policeman in 1898. His death severely heightened tensions between The Boers and The Uitlanders - Even