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What was Rudyard Kiplings poem called

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The White Man’s Burden

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What was Rudyard Kiplings view of the empire?

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pro-imperialist

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How was it Britain came to have a literate working class?

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1870 Forster Education Act

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When was the Forster Education Act established?

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1870

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Daily Telegraph - support or anti-war?

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Support

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Daily Mail - support or anti-war?

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Support

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Morning Post - support or anti-war?

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Support

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Daily News - support or anti-war?

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Initially support, but changes to anti-war in 1901

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Daily Chronicle - support or anti-war?

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Support but initially anti-war

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Manchester Guardian - support or anti-war?

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Anti-war

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The Times - support or anti-war?

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Support

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Which Daily Telegraph reporter criticised the army after black week - despite it being a pro-war newspaper?

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Bennett Burleigh

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When was the Daily Mail established?

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1896

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How much was the Daily Mail? What was this in comparison with the Times?

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half a penny

1/6 of the price of The Times

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Which paper had the first female correspondent?

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Daily Mail

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Who was the first female correspondent?

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Lady Sarah Wilson

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Who was the editor of the paper which had Edgar Wallace as a correspondent?

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Alfred Harmsworth

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Name one employee of Alfred Harmsworth’s and what paper they both worked for

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Edgar Wallace

Daily Mail

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How many copies of The Daily Mail sold daily?

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0.5million

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When did the Daily Mail sell especially well

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When they dramatised events e.g relief of Mafeking

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Which newspaper sponsored a Soldiers’ Wives and Children Fund?

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Daily Mail

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Which newspaper did Winston Churchill write for?

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Morning post

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Who was the editor of the Daily News?

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Sir Edward Cook

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Which newspaper did George Cadbury buy out?

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Daily News

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What was George Cadbury's stance on war?
Anti-war since he was a Quaker
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Who bought out the Daily News
George Cadbury with the encouragement of DLG
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What year dude George Cadbury buy out the Daily News?
1901
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What was the former newspaper of H.W Massingham?
Daily Chronicle
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Who was fired from the Daily Chronicle due to their Boer-sympathiser stance?
H.W. Massingham
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Name a correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
Nevison
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Which paper notoriously referred to Boer's as 'herds'
Daily Chronicle
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What was the only paper to be anti-war throughout the duration
Manchester Guardian
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Name a correspondent of the Manchester G.
J.A Hobson
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Which was a notoriously elitist newspaper, who was its editor?
The Times George Buckle
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Who was George Buckle and who was he a devotee too?
Editor of the Times Devotee of Cecil Rhodes
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Which paper notoriously published pro-Rhodes propaganda?
The Times
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Which newspaper censored its correspondent Angus Hamilton for being too sympathetic to the Boers?
The Times
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Name a Times correspondent
Angus Hamilton
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Which paper developed into having a more balanced view later in the war
The Times
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The Times initially dismissed reports of what
Civillian deaths
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Who called the Daily Mail "written by office boys for office boys"
PM Lord Salisbury
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Which paper did the PM Lord Salisbury dismiss in comments
Daily Mail
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The Daily Mail with a readership of 534,000 in 1899 exaggerated reports unashamedly - what was it at this time?
Best-selling daily newspaper
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Who became furious at the Daily Mail - blaming them for impeding efforts to conclude an early peace settlement?
Lord Kitchener
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What did the Times criticise?
Government Planning
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Which general notoriously had a negative view of the press and correspondents
General Buller
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Who received bad press after Black Week and not cooperating with correspondents
General Buller
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What was Lord Kitchener's view of the press
Felt they should be controlled with greater censorship
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Censorship loosened when who took over?
Lord Robert's
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Which news agency gave positive reports in return for information from Kitchener
Reuters
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Baden-Powell had a local journal known as
Mafeking Daily Mail
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Baden-Powell was romanticised by -
Kipling
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Who was Baden-Powell
General at the siege of Mafeking and founder of the Boy Scouts
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Which reporter notoriously carried a small camera and who did he work for
E.W. Smith Morning Leader
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Due to the technology of the camera illustrated magazines became available such as the -
Illustrated London News
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In the Summer of 1900 how many correspondents were in S.Africa in total
58
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How many correspondents did The Times have in S.Africa
20
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What was Winston Churchill critical of
Military and government leadership
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What impression did the public get from Churchill's reporting of the Boer's
Churchill wrote about Boer's w respect Public think British are fighting a tough enemy = have greater respect for British soldiers
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What happened to Churchill in later 1899
Captured by Boers
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What party did Churchill join post-war - what did he oppose?
The Labour Party Opposed tariff reforms
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How much did the Soldiers' Wives and Children Fund raise by the end of war Which newspaper sponsored them
£70,000 Daily Mail
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Where was Chamberlain from
Birmingham
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Which class middle or working was more likely to be pro-war
Middle class
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Who changed from pro to anti war after revelations about concentration camps Which party were they leader of
Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal Party
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When was the 'liberal landslide'
1906
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Lord Salisbury was PM and leader of what party
Conservatives
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Who were the Fabians - what did they think of war
a pro-war democratic socialist movement
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Name two Fabians
Webb and Shaw
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What is the opinion of radical socialists on war
Oppose war
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What did radical socialists think the war was fought because of
Capitalist war for mine owners
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Senior Liberal Imperialists were nicknamed -
LIMPS
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Name a LIMP
Lord Rosebery
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Radical liberals thought what of war - name a radical liberal
Opposed war as the "conspiracy of financiers" DLG
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Name a patriotic organisation which campaigned pro-war and supported Britain's imperial interests
Primrose League
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Who co-founded the Liberal Unionist Party
Chamberalin
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When was the Conservative-Unionist alliance formed
1895
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What year was the so called 'Khaki election'
1900
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What did Chamberlain say in 1900 in the Khaki election
every vote against the government is a vote given to the Boers
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Why would Chamberlain profit from war
His brother won army supply tenders
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In 1900 the conservative government won by a 'landslide' of what % and how many seats
51% 134
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1900 was the first time Liberals had not won where
in Scotland
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What was interesting about the election turn-out and what % was it
Not extremely high 74%
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Who was returned to office in 1900
Lord Salisbury
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Who was the electorate in 1900
Not including females Only 60% of males could vote
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What was support like for war in Wales
Not strong - DLG opposed war and this was his homeland
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Who stated 'anti-criticism of war is hopelessly unpopular'
Beatrice Webb
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Who was Beatrice Webb
A Fabian
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When was DLG assaulted (X2)
``` North Wales (homeland) in 1900 Birmingham in December 1901 ```
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When did DLG have his most successful meeting
Bristol 1902
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Conservatives lost in Liberal Candidates in some by-elections - including where in 1902
Lancashire
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Name the anti-war group DLG was a part of
League Against Aggression and Militarism
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What did the government face after Black Week
Vote of censure

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