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When did the Boer war start and end |
1899-1902 |
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Who was the government during the Boer war |
Conservatives Khaki election=used patrotiotism of the war to gain votes |
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Who was involved and why did it start? |
The Dutch (boers!) And the British Argument over territory in south Africa |
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What happened at the start of the Boer war |
British struggled with the guerllia tactics used by the boers |
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What was the siege of Mafeking |
Siege of British garrison town by Boers (lasted 217 days) 8000 Boer soldiers V 1200 British soldiers News of recapture lead to celebrations=Mafeking night |
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What were Kitcheners tactics in the late 1900s |
Scorched earth- burning farms etc and rounding up families |
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How did the Boer war come to an end |
Treaty of vereeniging may 1902 Boer republics agreed to come under the sovereignty of the British crown 1) eventually Transvaal and orange free state self government (1906 and 1907) 2) pay Afrikaners 3,000,000 reconstruction aid |
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What were the opinions in Britain about the boer war |
Split in Britain Labour parries and trade unions thought it was am imperialist captailist and helped fill the richest pockets Middle a and upper class thought it was good and were patriotic Liberals were split |
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How many women and children died of typhoid in the "concentration camps in south Africa |
27,970 |
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What was the impact of the Boer war |
Drew attention the the physical incompetence of the British army- national efficiency £22 million |
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What were the liberal reforms? |
The start of the shift from LAISSEZ FAIRE to state INTERVENTION to help the poor |
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What happened in the 1906 general election? |
Liberal party under henry Campbell Bannerman WON election with a large majority |
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What was the main factor to the conservatives losing |
Unpopularity of the Boer war |
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Liberals introduced reforms to avoid losing to the labour party...what were these? |
Children- free school meals/ medical inspections Old age- pensions for over 70s Workers- national insurance for some workers to cover unemployment and state contributed |
Children old age and workers |
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When did world war was start and end? |
August 1914 till 11th November 1918 armistice day and remembrance day |
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Why did ww1 occur? |
Nationalisation/economic/military competition within Europe Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist triggered war |
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Who was involved |
British France and Russia V Germany Austria Hungary Italy Turkey |
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How were men recruited |
Recruitment campaign by lord Kitchener 500/000 within first month 2 million byn1916 Conscription introduced in Jan 1916 for 18-41 UNMARRIED MAY- MARRIED |
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How did the government persuade people ton support the war |
DORA defence of realm act 1914 Propaganda Censorship |
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Who objected ww1 and why |
Conchies= 16,500 conscientious objectors in ww1 Some in general Political Religious- Quakers or Jehovah witnesses 1,500 were absolutist and 10 died in prison |
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MAIN events |
DORA E e.g cancellation of footy league 1915 MUNITIONS CRISIS led to treasury agreement Meant trade unions had to Ban strikes Agreed women could work in factories The sinking of Lusitania Us battle ship lusitana destroyed by German torpeado Lead to attacks on Germany shops The Somme 60,000 british died in the first day- changed attitudes to war war |
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What was armistice day |
11 November 1918- Germany ceased fire E.g remembrance day |
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What was the treaty called in ww1 |
Treaty of Versailles |
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How did the war 1 come to an end |
Germany suffered many financial difficulties as well as food and military Germany forced to ceasefire |
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What was the impact on Britain |
Population was involved in the war effort in ways never seen before War eroded z faire attitude Nationalisation increased welfare Britain attacked for the first time e.g Hartlepool Precautions made compulsory in 1918 Proceeded full employment More social diverse dividesTrade union membership rose British economy sufferedUnemployment began to rise after ww1 British economy suffered dividesTrade union membership rose British economy sufferedUnemployment began to rise after ww1 Trade union membership rose British economy sufferedUnemployment began to rise after ww1 British economy sufferedUnemployment began to rise after ww1 Unemployment began to rise after ww1 |
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How did affect politics |
Coalition measure made in 1915 to ensure government was working together to cope with total war Led by lloyg George but was mainly conservative Split liberals and never recovered No election during war 1918 election Lloyd George won convincingly |
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How did ww1 affect women |
Pankhursts began a right to serve campaign Womens land army- shortage of labour Women volunteers 80,000 to help do jobs MUNITIONS WORK- 90,000 EMPLOYED VOTE FOR WOMEN OVER 30 - attitudes began to change |
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