BE 2.4

Question 1

what did chamberlain believe in

Answer 1

the gretaness of the british empire and wanted to grow its power and influence

Question 2

what railway did chamberlain pioneer

Answer 2

ugandan railway

Question 3

what 2 detrimental events did chamberlain oversee

Answer 3

jameson raid and boer war

Question 4

what was cecil rhodes described as

Answer 4

the worst type of monopolising imperialist

Question 5

which colony was cecil rhodes PM of

Answer 5

cape colony

Question 6

what was rhodes motivated by

Answer 6

by money and a racist belief in english white superiority

Question 7

what did evelyn baring see himself as

Answer 7

a moral reformer as well as an administrator

Question 8

what did baring do because he distrusted the egyptian army

Answer 8

reformed the army and put more british soldiers in it

Question 9

how much did egypt’s sugar and cotton industries rise by under baring

Answer 9

200%

Question 10

what religious law did baring implement

Answer 10

the capitulations

Question 11

why did baring resign

Answer 11

the denshawai incident in 1906

Question 12

what did milner believe about natives

Answer 12

milner was convinced that british people were superior to both boers and african people

Question 13

the british could not rule south africa without the consent of…

Answer 13

the boers, and the boers would not be placated if the africans were to have a share of political power

Question 14

without a colour bar…

Answer 14

there could be no union

Question 15

which administrator negotiated peace at Vereeniging in 1902

Answer 15

milner

Question 16

what did milner found in pretoria and johannesburg

Answer 16

english-speaking milner schools

Question 17

what projects in india did curzon have direct responsibility for

Answer 17

• famine relief
• agricultural

Question 18

what did curzon say about the native indians in 1901

Answer 18

no indian person existed who was able enough to work on the country’s executive council

Question 19

what was curzon’s aim for the partition of bengal

Answer 19

weakening the raj’s internal enemies (hindus)

Question 20

did curzon consult the indians on the partition of bengal

Answer 20

no

Question 21

why is it thought that conservatives won the khaki election

Answer 21

pro imperialist sentiment during the boer war

Question 22

when was the khaki election

Answer 22

1900

Question 23

what did the conservatives advocate for

Answer 23

the need for good government and white rule

Question 24

what did the liberals advocate for

Answer 24

education to create self rule

Question 25

when was empire day first celebrated

Answer 25

1902

Question 26

how would children celebrate the empire

Answer 26

salute the flag, sing patriotic songs and listen to stories of heroes

Question 27

why was empire day popular

Answer 27

everyone enjoys bank holidays

Question 28

critics of the empire (2)

Answer 28

- emily hobhouse - john hobson

Question 29

how many troops did the boers have (2nd)

Answer 29

62,000

Question 30

how many troops did the british have (2nd) boer war

Answer 30

547,000

Question 31

why was the 2nd boer war embarrassing for britain

Answer 31

britain struggled to defeat a small population of boers

Question 32

what fraction of army recruits reporting for duty in britain for the boer war were unfit

Answer 32

1/3

Question 33

why were so many british soldiers unfit for war

Answer 33

malnutrition

Question 34

why were the british concentration camps detrimental to domestic opinion

Answer 34

britain had relied on the assumption of its moral and intellectual superiority as justification for the empire, but this contradicted it

Question 35

what questions did british government measures in the early 1900s raise

Answer 35

whether there was an excessive fixation on the british empire to the neglect of the population of Britain

Question 36

when was the daily mail set up

Answer 36

1896

Question 37

who was the daily mail made to target

Answer 37

lower-middle class

Question 38

what magazine was set up for young boys

Answer 38

boys own paper

Question 39

how did the british empire influence schools

Answer 39

history and geography glorified the empire