domestic attitudes Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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who approved most of the empire meidia br people saw

A

the government

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2
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when was the empire marketing state board created

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1926

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3
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who helped create the empire marketing state board

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sos of the dominions leo amery

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4
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when and why did the empire marketing state board become more active

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30s following the great depression

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5
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what was the imagary of the empire marketing state board often like

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racist and chauvinist
br at top of racial hiarchy
br responcible for the betterment of the colonies

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6
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when was the wembley exhibition

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1924

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7
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what did the gov give to the wembely exhibition

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1/2 of the £2.2 mill cost

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8
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what did the wembely exhibition aim to do

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give br people a mini version of the empire and see the lives of pre-colonial people

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9
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how many people visited the wembely exhibition in 1924

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17 mill

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10
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when was the glasgow exhibition

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1938

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11
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what did the glasgow exhibition help to do

A

boot economey

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12
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when was the bbc est

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1923

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13
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what bbc director had a strong pro-impeiral stance

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John Reith

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14
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when was the first christmas braudcast from the bbc

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1932

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15
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how did the empire play a role in education

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became a focal point in the teaching of history, geography and literature

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16
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give an example of a pro empire author

17
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give an example of the influence of empire in higher education

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the historical study of empire in uni
helped to train colonial servents

18
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give a childrens empire authour

19
Q

give an example of a film that used the empire

A

‘the 4 feathers’ 1939

20
Q

how did films use the empire

A

as an exotic backround to show the empire was a place of excitment and bravery

21
Q

give examples of 2 empire musicans

A

edward elgar
noel coward

22
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what key empire song did edward elgar write

A

land of hope and glory
empire march

23
Q

what key empire song did noel coward write

A

mad dogs and englishmen 1931

24
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what tone does mad dogs and englighmen have

A

imperial (steryotypical) yet mocking of british ideas

25
how was the empire used in adverts
use of imperial motifs to advertise
26
how did informal links premote the empire
relatives who had emigrated/served/former missionaries helped to educate those at home of the empire
27
how did the way the empire was presented change
explicit jingoism was less popular post ww1
28
how was the empire presented in the media
as a family of nations peace and cooperation with paternalistic overtones
29
what did empire day try to premote
this family of nations
30
give example of some ministry of information films used to premote the empire through ww2
west indies calling 49th parallel
31
what does the film west indies calling show
racisit views in br dometic attitudes yet its a shift from ch1 and ch2
32
what did the minstry of information films stress
the need for tolerance and understanding of other eithnicites in the empire
33
what could the large extent of premotion of the empire suggest
a lack of domestic care of the empire
34
how did the empire affect br people
affected all people diffrently had a huge impact on br life
35
give a quote from the account of tommy wray about empire day
'poor as everyone was they contributed to it'
36
give a quote from historian bernard porter about the domistic oppinion of the empire
'merely tolrated rather than caebrated'