Summary overview of imperialism 1914-47 - British empire History Alevel AQA
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Summary sheets that I made preparing for my history a-level British Empire exam. I received an A at History Alevel and these notes provide you with the facts and essay points that award you marks in an exam. They include timelines and essay plans from across the breadth study specification
TO WHAT EXTENT DID
IMPERIALSM GROW IN
POPULARITY1872-1906:
Judgement:
Imperialism did grow throughout all sections of society as knowledge of the empire’s
successes and power globally was more widely acknowledged. The economic benefits
were experienced by most sections of society and there was a sense of imperial duty
felt by the ruling elite in the late nineteenth and early 20 century. The growth of the
popularity was achieved by the golden age of the popular press, the growth of youth
organisations and use of imperialism in party politics to gain support.
Popular press: Growth of youth organisations: Party politics:
- seen as the golden age for newspapers. - Hard for children to escape the imperialist - Conservatives – 1872 – Disraeli’s cr
They were used to educate the population about message – widely circulated in books, comics – full palace speech demonstrated his enth
the Empire’s benefits and successes and due to a of adventures and imperialist themes. the Empire and passion for jingoism (Em
more literate population by 1872 their impact was - Religious tract society – produced patriotism)
accentuated. Girls Own Paper - imperialism shown by political action
- Daily mail was first produced in 1896 Boys Own Paper – had between ¼ and ½ Queen Victoria Empress of India 18
During Boer War 1899-1902 it sold 1 million million readership 1890-1914 1875 – Disraeli’s £4 million shares
copies a day and was targeted to the - Robert Baden-Powell –‘hero’ of the Boer war – in Canal
lower/middle class. – Alfred Harmsworth – producer imitation of the Boys brigade in the 19th century he - Conservatives won an impressive kh
of the Daily Mail and pioneered the product. produced: 1900 – showed public support of empir
- emergence of professional journalists Boys Scout movement – 1908 Boer war.
publishing stories about the Empire and educating Girls Guides movement – 1912 - Conversative demonstrated the econo
the population on stories from visiting different Movement organised by military cadet forces and the Empire – 20% British exports went t
native countries – Rudyard Kipling – famous proved to be the most successful way to mobilise
writer and helped shape the attitudes pre 1914. the young people to get behind imperialist themes Counter:
His stories had imperial messages – The jungle and was extended to other countries as well. - Chamberlain’s idea of imperial prefe
Book - Education – in schools Geography and History rejected and at the 1906 general ele
- Gertrude Page – emigrated to Rhodesia in books all conveyed stories and facts from the liberals won their biggest ever landslid
1900 and produced over 200 novels based on Empire – even simple reading books shows that by the end of this period po
the lives of the natives. ABC for baby patriots. had not totally increased.
- Exhibitions:
Counter: the growth in press also allowed critics of Nubian Village exhibition 1877 – collected in
the empire to circulate their work – Emily Sudan including animals, natives all put on display
Hobhouse reported on the conditions of the in London’s Alexandra palace – interest and
concentration camps during the Boer war 1899- appeared to justify British presence in Africa
1902 could have led to a decline in imperialist
support. - great deal of Pro imperialist propaganda – no proof
that it influenced those who read it.
- the strenuous effort made to stress the empire –
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