trade and commerce

Question 1

who does britan have a trade surplus with by 1914

Answer 1

its empire
but not outside it

Question 2

what fraction of imports are coming from the empire

Answer 2

1/4

Question 3

what was the perception of trade in 1890

Answer 3

it made brittan wealthy and it will in the future

Question 4

what colonies did britan have lots of trade with

Answer 4

india 20% of british exports
canada 10% of british beef from canada

Question 5

when was the imperial federation league established and disbanded

Answer 5

est 1884
dis 1893

Question 6

what percentage of foodstuffs came from outside the empire

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

what percentage of british exports did the whole of tropical africa take

Answer 7

1.7%

Question 8

what were the problems of trade for the middle class

Answer 8

cost them more than they gained

Question 9

in what way was brittan falling behind in technogical advances

Answer 9

germany and france created their own synthetic rubber whilst brittan was still trading for it

Question 10

what was depressing wages in brittan

Answer 10

cheap foreign wages

Question 11

what were the problems with the navy

Answer 11

it was hard to maintain due to it’s size

Question 12

wht was a large investment in the empire

Answer 12

invisible trade

Question 13

what country’s didnt use the british gold standard

Answer 13

china
persia
some central american nations

Question 14

between when did british overseas investment double and by how much

Answer 14

1900-13
£2-£4 bill

Question 15

how much more did britan invest than france and germany

Answer 15

2x franve
3x germany

Question 16

what did investments help britan maintain

Answer 16

it’s informal empire

Question 17

what was the total worth of the empires trade

Answer 17

£745 mill

Question 18

how much were exports to india worth by 1914

Answer 18

£150 mill

Question 19

what did joseph chamberlain convene

Answer 19

the 1902 london colonial conference for britan and the dominion leaders

Question 20

what did joseph chamberlain propose in the colonial conference

Answer 20

forming an imperial custom union

Question 21

what would the proposed imperial customs union do

Answer 21

boost imperial trade through mutual customs agreements
lower or no tariffs inside the empire

Question 22

why did chamberlain propose the imperial customs union

Answer 22

he believed it would be strategically reliable in times of emergency

Question 23

what were chamberlain’s views

Answer 23

imperial preference
colony’s and commerce had potential for productivity and growth

Question 24

who disagreed with chamberlains views

Answer 24

manufacturing, shipping and banking industries
their intrests were with free trade

Question 25

how did the trading relationship with the empire change

Answer 25

from mercantilism and trade within the empire
to free trade and trade outside the empire

Question 26

what was significant about the 1906 election

Answer 26

it was the death knell of imperial preference

Question 27

what country in the empire had made trading agreements with germany france italy and japan

Answer 27

australia
new zealand
japan

Question 28

what movement increasingly sought to destabilise the economic basis of the raj

Answer 28

the swadeshi movement