Decline of the Conservatives 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASOCR Created by: AlexdetheridgeCreated on: 26-01-14 14:58 Boer War Guerilla warfare Scorched earth warfare Concentration camps Embarrassing for GB (looked bad on conservatives) Almost lost to dutsch farmers Highlighted poor state of the army Army were weak and vulnerable (how do we defend empire with this?) Led by Chamberlain (had a monocle) 1 of 8 Chinese Slavery Supplied slaves with Opium Worked in very poor conditions Showed UK was an immoral country Used Chinese slaves to mine in British owned mines 2 of 8 GB - A Great Power in Decline Only just holding on to our leading position Other superpowers catching up with us 3 of 8 Lack of Social Reform Typical of Conservatives (conserve prior happenings) Education Act 1902: - Set up LEA (local education authority) - Decided on curriculm & which schools got funding & how 4 of 8 'New Imperialism' Britains future relies on unity & strength of empire Want to expand British empire further Will keep us main superpower More land = more authority 5 of 8 Arthur Balfour Salisbury's nephew Took over as leader in 1902 Nowhere near as strong as Salisbury - weak - indisicive - didn't bring strength with Tariff reform Seen as he didnt earn the job, just got it from his uncle 6 of 8 Lord Salisbury Leader of Conservatives Huge political figure 7 of 8 Political Ideas Unionism - keep empire as one - keep ireland and britain together if we cant keep this close unity how are we going to manage the whole empire? Fatalism - out of mans control Conservatism - laissez-faire - keep rich rich and poor poor - little reform - keep monarchy 8 of 8
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