Which organisation was set up in 1926 to promote the empire and trade?
The Empire Marketing Board
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What mediums were used to promote empire?
Posters and advertising campaigns.
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Why did the activities of this organisation become increasingly important in the 1930s?
Britain need to promote trade with the colonies as a well of boosting trade during the Great Depression.
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What took place in Wembly Stadium in 1924?
British Empire Exhibition.
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Where and when did a second similar event take place?
Glasgow in 1938
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How did the BBC (created in 1923) promote empire and imperialism?
Covered imperial events & public celebrations – e.g Christmas speech by monarch.
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How did education promote empire?
Focal point for the study of Geography, History and Literature in schools (e.g study of Kipling’s work.)
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List 2 other areas of the arts where empire was supported?
Films and Children’s literature.
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Name the composer who was most associated with empire inspired music?
Edward Elgar (e.g. Land of Hope and Glory.)
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Name the large trade organisation which promoted empire through food products?
Co-operative Wholesale Society – e.g packets of tea containing cards illustrating places in the Empire.
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What major world event led to a change in attitudes and a decrease in jingoism towards Empire?
World War One
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What celebration emerged that was designed to promote the empire as a world-wide ‘family’?
Empire Day
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Which social factor could affect people’s awareness/interest in Empire within the UK?
Different social classes – e.g. middle classes access to books/higher literature/knowledge of people with jobs in empire compared to working classes – no knowledge of anyone working in empire/ no money to buy literature.
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Which major Irish nationalist movement emerged in the Inter-war years? Their name in Gaelic means ‘we ourselves.'
Sinn Fein
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What was the name of the infamous regiment within the British Army who fought a guerrilla war with the IRA during the Irish Civil War?
The Black and Tans.
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What was the name of the Irish Nationalist who refused to accept the partition of Ireland?
Eamon de Valera
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In what year was the Republic of Ireland Act signed and what did it finally do?
1948 – and separated Southern Ireland entirely from the UK.
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Highlight two areas in India where anti British sentiment was demonstrated.
Punjab and Bengal
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Who was the British Army General responsible for the Amritsar massacre of 1919?
Brigadier-General Rex Dyer
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What did the Indian National Congress accused Britain of as a result of the massacre?
That it no longer possessed the moral authority to rule.
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Muslim League & Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Muslim League & Muhammed Ali Jinnah
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What was offered to India by Stafford Cripps in 1942 which was rejected?
Dominion status
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Apart from gaining independence, what other significant event happened to India in 1947?
Partition and the creation of Pakistan
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Following the Milner report, in which year did Egypt gain independence?
1922
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Why did tensions rise in Palestine during the 1930s?
Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe entered the country.
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What was the name of the militant Jewish nationalist group who waged war on the British and Arabs in Palestine?
The Stern Gang
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How did the collapse of empires (such as Russia & Austria Hungary) after WWI help the nationalist cause?
Gave them encouragement that they could be liberated from the rule by ‘others.'
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How did Nehru’s view of an independent India differ from Gandhi’s?
Nehru wanted India to become a modernised and industrialised country.
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Who did Subhas Chandra Bose ally himself with against the British during the Second World War & what did he establish?
Germany & Japan / Indian National Army
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In what year was a new nation proposed for India’s Muslim population and when was the idea adopted by Jinnah
1933 / 1940
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In what year was the National Congress of West Africa established and which types of people were attracted to the movement?
1919 / black middle class lawyers, teachers, doctors – many of whom had been educated in Europe.
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Name the 2 prominent leaders within the West African Students’ Union (founded in 1925)
Nnamdi Azikiwe & Kwame Nkrumah
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Who established the first East African protest movement?
Harry Thuku
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He went on to set up the East African Association; name the other prominent member of this group?
Jomo Kenyatta
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What mediums were used to promote empire?
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Posters and advertising campaigns.
Card 3
Front
Why did the activities of this organisation become increasingly important in the 1930s?
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Card 4
Front
What took place in Wembly Stadium in 1924?
Back
Card 5
Front
Where and when did a second similar event take place?
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