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1
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what is the gold standard

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a monetary system where a countries currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold

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what is imperial preference

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home producers 1st
empire producers 2nd
forien products last

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3
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when did many contries abandon the gold standard

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during ww1

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when did the us return to the gold standard

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1919

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when did br return to the gold standard

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1925

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6
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when was the wall street crash

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1929

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7
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what led people to lose confidant e in br economics in the 1920s

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economic stagnation
london decline as a financial centre

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8
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when was br forced to abandon the gold standard for the 2nd time

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1931

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9
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how did ww1 leave british economy

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the war was economically exhausting and public financing left br in debt
sterling had to leave gold standard

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10
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what happened to br overseas investment post ww1

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most of had been wiped out

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what was the result of ww1 on the british export market

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br lost some of their domination and not all was won back eg textiles

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12
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why did br need dominance in the export market

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to help run the empire

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13
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what was the result of ww1 on the br financial sector

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suffered as there ability to pay back loans diminished

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14
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what was the result of the great depression on br economy

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intensified problems

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15
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how much did india contribute to ww1

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almost £146 mill

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16
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how did india suffer economically during ww1

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inflation and shortages

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17
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in 1914 what number of india’s imports come from britain’s do how did this change

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2/3
this began to fall

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18
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how did the level of taxes on indian imports change and what did this protect

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11% 1917-25% 1931
from competitors

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19
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how did exports fare post ww1

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badly

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20
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how did ww1 effect canada

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benefited emerging as an industrial power
formed closer ties with the us

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21
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how were aus and new z effected by the war

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as exporters of food the relied heavily on the british market so they were hit hard by the war

22
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what act was passed in 1929

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colonial development act

23
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how does british focus shift post ww1

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focus on the importance of the empire for british commerce and imports increased

24
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what helped to ease the impact of ww1

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most currencies were fixed against the pound and many kept their reserves in sterling

25
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how did the % of cotton goods going to empire change

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1913 51.7%
1934 52-2%

26
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how did the % of rail carriages going to empire change

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1913 58.4%
1934 68.3%

27
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what category of exports began to fall and why

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textiles
competition eg with japan

28
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until when did the empire remain a key export recipient

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the 1930s

29
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between the wars what did some believe br should go back to and who opposed this

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imperial preference
doninions

30
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when was the ottawa conference

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1932

31
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what was decided at the ottawa conference

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10% tax on all colonies bar crown colonies
britain and the dominions gave each others exports preference

32
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what did the ottawa conference show

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it reinforced the importance of the empire for britain

33
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what was imperial trade like

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not all uniform as curtain parts of the empire increased their commercial links than others

34
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how did ww2 hit the empire

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even harder than the 1st

35
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what defeats in ww2 were particularly crippling

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W, E, SE Asia

36
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what impact did ww2 have on british trade

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a severe and dramatic one

37
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what % of the british fleet was lost during the war

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54%

38
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what happened to britains balance of trade during ww2

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it was in a deficit

39
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what was the impact of the loss of colonies during the ww2

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it disrupted trade eg rubber from malaya

40
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how much of overseas assets were sold because of ww2

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1/3

41
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for what was britain increasingly dependant on the empire for from ww2

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imports

42
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how were colonial reserves used during ww2

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to pay for the war

43
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under what agreement did britain borrow money from usa

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lend lease

44
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when was lend lease ended

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august 1945

45
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what replaced lend lease

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br got a £900 mill loan with conditions attached such as the £ had to be freely convertable by spring 1947

46
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when was the colonial development and welfare act

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1940 and 1945

47
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what did the colonial development and welfare act of 1940 say

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wrote of some colonial debts
provided colonial grants/loans of up to £5 mill per year

48
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what did the colonial development and welfare act of 1945 say

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increased the aid avaliable to colonies to £120 mill over 10 years
required each colony to produce a 10 year development plan showing how they would use such funds

49
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when was the bretton woods agreement

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1944

50
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what did the bretton woods confrence set up

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IMF
World bank

51
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when was the sterling crisis

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1947

52
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what did the sterling crisis of 1947 reveal

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how weak br economey was

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