course and consequences of the second boer war Flashcards
(27 cards)
what did the boer war add to the liberal party and why?
divisions due to some being pro-boer war and some being anti-boer war
what national concern was exposed due to the war? and what was the concern about?
britain’s national efficiency, the concern that the nation needed to be better educated and healthier
what changed the relationship of the state and the people?
thw welfare reforms introduced by the liberal government in 1906-1914
what was intoduced in schools as a liberal reform in 1906?
free school meals
when was the national insurance act intoduced?
1911
what inspections where introduced in schools in 1907?
medical inspections
what destroyed british politiacal standing as the benevolent empire?
the concentration camps and the scorthed earth policy
what did the boer war reveal about the british military?
british poor leadership in the army
when was the commitee of imperial defence established?
1903
what did the boer war do to the british army?
it weakened them temporarily until reforms to the army were made as a result of the boer war
what treaty did britain sign with the boers that ended the war?and what did it state?
the treaty of vereeniging which gave the british total control over the tranvaal and orange free state with a promise of indepndance to the boers in the future
what kind of crisis did the boer war create?
crisis if confidence
how much did the war cost britain?
£200 million
who introduced the reforms to the army?
the new liberal war minister richard haldane
under what were changes made to the territoral army and the british reseserve forces?
the 1907 haldane reforms
what did the boer war create in britian due to the tactics they used that could have weakenend it?
criticism of the empire and opposition against the project of empire
who played a key role in reporting to the british public about what was happening in the concentration camps?
emily hobhouse
what was the british believe that they were strong enough to follow an independant policy called?
splendid isolation
name the 3 alliances formed after the boer war and when they happened?
anglo-japanese alliance(1902), the anglo-french entente(1904) and the anglo-russian convention(1907)
how many british soliders died during the war?
22,000
what did the treaty signed with the boers consolidate for britian? and when was this important?
consolidated south african loyalty which was important for the first world war in 1914
over how many british troops died from thier wounds and disease compared to the ones who died in battle?
16000 compared to 5,770 that died in battle
what was establised and when that helped with the wounded soliders?
the royal army medical corps in 1898
when was black week?
december 1899
