trade and commerce

Question 1

Imperial Federation League disbanded

Answer 1

1893

Question 2

trade worth £745 million only £183 million with Empire

Answer 2

1896

Question 3

Tropical Africa took only 1.2% British exports

Answer 3

1897

Question 4

Colonial Loans abs Stocks Act facilitated a number of infrastructure projects e.g.
rail links to Africa

Answer 4

1899

Question 5

London hosted Colonial Conference for Dominion Leaders - proposed imperial preference

Answer 5

1902

Question 6

Chamberlain resigned to form the Tarrifs reform league

Answer 6

1903

Question 7

Australia, NZ, SA places protective tarrifs on Britain to protect their trade and national identity

Answer 7

1914

Question 8

Great Depression, saw collapse of international trade and markets for British exports

Answer 8

1930

Question 9

financial crisis - britain forced off the ‘Gold Standard’

Answer 9

1931

Question 10

Ottawa Conference - britain introduced 10% tax on all imports crown colonies were exempt

Answer 10

1932

Question 11

Colonial Development and Welfare Act - wrote off some colonial debts and provided colonial grants up to £5 mill a year

Answer 11

1940

Question 12

Sterling Crisis - Britain ran out of dollar reserves within 6 weeks

Answer 12

1947

Question 13

British choose not to joking EEC set up by EFTA

Answer 13

1957

Question 14

britain denied membership of the EEC

Answer 14

1967

Question 15

britain joined EEC

Answer 15

1973