Chapter 13 - Expansion and contraction of empire

Question 1

How many people from the colonies fought in ww1?

Answer 1

1.4 million

Question 2

Where did Britain call in troops from to fight in ww1?

Answer 2

. India

. Africa

. White dominions

Question 3

What did Canada supply Britain with?

Answer 3

Munitions + wheat

Question 4

How many South African troops fought in the Middle East?

Answer 4

136,000 troops

Question 5

What portion of the troops in France were Indian or British officers that served in India?

Answer 5

1/3

Question 6

How many Egyptians fought in Europe?

Answer 6

. 100,000 fought - 5000 died

Question 7

What is a mandate?

Answer 7

Where a territory was allocated to a country, and the country would govern it

Question 8

What was the Balfour Declaration?

Answer 8

. Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, sent a letter to Walter
Rothschild which had sympathy for a Zionist state

.The British promised a homeland for the Jews in Palestine

Question 9

When did Ireland gain independence?

Answer 9

1937

Question 10

When did Egypt gain independence?

Answer 10

. 1922

. Remained a client state until 1954

Question 11

When did Britain ‘lose’ Iraq?

Answer 11

1932 after 12 yrs of mandated territory

Question 12

When did Singapore become independent?

Answer 12

1942

Question 13

Why was Singapore significant to Britain?

Answer 13

. Had Britain’s main naval base in the region

. Largest surrender of British troops in history

Question 14

What happened to Hong Kong?

Answer 14

Seized by Japan

Question 15

How many Indians were captured by Japan?

Answer 15

30,000 - formed INA to remove Britain

Question 16

What did Aung Sung do?

Answer 16

Formed the Burma Independence Army against the British

Question 17

What was the Battle of El Alamein?

Answer 17

. Battle in Egypt where the British defeated the Germans and began removing the Germans from North Africa

. Also securing British control in Egypt and keeping interest in the Middle East

Question 18

What was the Government of India Act 1919?

Answer 18

Limited system of self government for India

Question 19

What was the Rowlatt Act 1919?

Answer 19

Gave authorities to arrest and imprison anyone who protested against British rule

Question 20

What was the Government of India Act 1935?

Answer 20

. Increased number of Indians eligible to vote and strengthened the elected provincial assemblies

. Increased enfranchisement to 35 million people

Question 21

When did India become independent?

Answer 21

1947

Question 22

Why was India given independence?

Answer 22

. Growing nationalist movements

. WW2 had a great cost on Britain

. No longer a great market for British cotton exports

. Attlee believed keeping India in the empire would be too costly

. Violence amongst Muslims and Hindus, where at least a million died

Question 23

When did Burma receive independence?

Answer 23

. 1948

. Decolonisation went up till 1947

Question 24

When was Burma seized?

Answer 24

During WW2 by Japan

Question 25

What did the Anti Fascist Organisation (AFO) do?

Answer 25

. Initially supported Japan . Later supported Britain as a British victory would help the country gain independence

Question 26

What did Attlee say about Burma?

Answer 26

The British government was not willing, or able to commit British troops in Burma

Question 27

What did Britain do with Palestine?

Answer 27

. Withdrew from Palestine in 1948 . Handed control over Palestine to the UN

Question 28

What were the UNs views with Palestine?

Answer 28

. Favoured partition, due to pressure from the USA . Truman favoured Jews moving to Palestine . Arab-Jewish relation deteriorated - led to violent turmoil