Boer War (Flash Cards) 5.0 / 5 based on 1 ratingTeacher recommended ? HistoryThe British Empire and the fall of colonialismASAll boards Created by: Brandon FrederickCreated on: 21-04-13 14:39 4537621 Across 1. Housed Black Africans and Boer women - Disease rife - Contained 140,000 people at peak - Death rate at 34% in white camps - Black Africans worse off - 20,000 Boers and 12,000 Black Africans died (13, 5) 5. Section of Liberal Party (inc Leader) - Manc Guardian - The Daily News (after 1901) - Parts of the country (England) - Irish Nationalists - Results of 1906 election (Liberal Landslide) (9, 2, 3) Down 2. BEF introduced (Haldane) - Organisation of TA improved (Haldane) - Haldane reforms improved British Army - Organisation improved (Esher) - Training improved (Esher) - Better weapons created (Esher) (4, 7) 3. First war to be censored - Buller didn't cooperate with press - Roberts utilized press for morale maintenance - Heavier censorship in 1900-01 (3, 4, 3, 3, 5) 4. Majority supported war - Defeats still reported - Leadership failures highlighted - Uncritical of war effort - Reports gave insight into the war - Army criticized after Black Week - Hobhouse reported on concentration camps (3, 14) 6. Medical checks for school kids - Free school meals - National Insurance introduced - Exploitation of workers restricted (6, 7) 7. Conservative Party - Liberal Imperialists - Daily Mail & The Times - Khaki Election results - Relief of Mafeking celebrated (10, 2, 3)
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