Trade and Commerce 1890-1914

Question 1

What percent of Britain’s exports did India take?

Answer 1

Took 20%

Question 2

What were the main products exported by Africa?

Answer 2

Mostly timber and rubber.

Question 3

What was investment like within the Empire?

Answer 3

Due to the structure of the Empire, any investment within it was considered a safe and reliable investment however wasn’t as rewarding as investment outside Empire.

Question 4

What was trade outside Empire like?

Answer 4

Informal Empire had greater trade. It also offered the opportunity to charge invisible on informal exports.

Question 5

What are some stats that demonstrate the difference between trade inside and outside Empire?

Answer 5

Imported over 30 million hundredweight of wheat from USA but only 3 million from Canada.

Question 6

How did the public demonstrate a preference for an informal Empire?

Answer 6

Didn’t vote for Chamberlain who ran on a platform of tariff reform. Had to form the tariff reform league and set up imperial preference to try and encourage trade within the Empire.

Question 7

What did Chamberlain do to encourage greater imperialism?

Answer 7

Headed the Colonial Conferences but failed to federalise the Dominions. Set up many schemes in Africa such as the Ugandan Railway and Aswan dam.