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The British Empire

The British Empire. Jacob Wiencek & EDM. The Sun Never Sets. In the late 19 th to early 20 th century Britain had the largest empire in the world Assignment 1: List the countries under the British Empire

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The British Empire

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  1. The British Empire Jacob Wiencek & EDM

  2. The Sun Never Sets • In the late 19th to early 20th century Britain had the largest empire in the world • Assignment 1: List the countries under the British Empire • Assignment 2: What is the meaning of the phrase “the Sun Never Sets in the British Empire?” What are some similar phrases in other Empires that shows an ethnocentric attitude of all empires? • Assignment 3: Who is the queen in the picture on the right? How did she shape an era? Explain the WHC.

  3. THE EMPIREAssignment 4: Name the flags

  4. Canada • Britain won Canada in 1763 when they defeated the French in the 7 years war. • In 1864 the U.K gave Canada self government. • Newfoundland stayed under direct U.K control until 1949 U.K monarch is Canadian monarch Has had traditionally good relations with both the U.S and U.K Assignment 5: What was the Seven Years War? How did this Affect the American Revolutionary War?

  5. Quebec Ever since the British took French Canada in 1763 the French speaking Quebecois have suffered a soft form of persecution under English rule. When Canada became a Dominion in 1864 the French Canadians were under-represented and often discouraged from government work. These tensions continued to boil to the point that in the latter half of the 20th century several attempts to succeed Canada only failed by a slim margin. Assignment 6: How does the Quebecois Separatist Movement compare and contrast To movements in other parts of the British Empire?

  6. Australia Australia was originally a penal colony for most of its colonization episode. In 1906 the 6 colonies on Australia united to form Australia. While the majority population is white, it suppressed the minority aboriginals. Through “re-education” and “training” camps they fought to remove all traces of their heritage. In World War I Australians fought as part of the ANZAC corps which showcased themselves as an independent nation. Assignment 7: How does the treatment of the Aboriginals compare to the US treatment of the natives?

  7. ANZAC The Australian New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was an important military formation during the first world war. It was and still is an important source of pride for Australia, and they even have a day called ANZAC Day. One of their most famous actions was the disastrous invasion of Gallipoli in 1915. Assignment 8: Be able to explain the details of Gallipoli?

  8. New Zealand New Zealand came under British control in 1842 when the native Maori tribes signed the Treaty of Waitangi which established U.K rule in the area. This process was made easier after decades of trading firearms which made the Maori wars, which were already brutal, that much more. By the turn of the century N. Zealand became a Dominion of the crown and after World War II it became part of the commonwealth realms. Assignment 9: What is the difference between a Dominion of the Crown And part of the Commonwealth Realm?

  9. Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi is considered the founding document of New Zealand. It was portrayed as a fair, equal treaty but problems in translation and the Maori understanding it lead to abuse of the treaty by crown officials. By the 20th century the Maori had had enough and began large scale protests against the abuse of the treaty. It still remains a touchy issue for both the Maori and New Zealanders. Assignment 10: What are some examples of how this treaty was an “unequal treaty”? How does this compare to other unequal treaties in history?

  10. South Africa In 1815, Britain was given control of the Dutch colonies on the Cape of Good Hope by the Congress of Vienna. In the early 20th century S. Africa became an independent dominion under the monarch. Is notable for the particularly bloody war called the 2nd Boer War. Other notable events include Apartheid, which was established in 1947 after the National Party (NP) won the general election. Assignment 11: List some of the results of Apartheid legislation.

  11. Second Boer War In 1899 Transvaal and Orange Free State succeed from Cape Colony and Zululand, which made up the Union of S. Africa. These were largely Dutch regions which resented British rule, and wanted free nations. This was one of the largest wars fought before World War I. When it ended in 1902 around 50,000 had died on each side. Assignment 12: What were the causes and effects of the Boer Wars? Helped reaffirm British dominance in the colonies, and made Britain feel more secure against an increasingly militaristic Germany.

  12. Cecil Rhodes Cecil Rhodes was one of the most influential people to help colonize southern Africa for the British. He started the mining company De Beers which lead the way in gaining areas north of South Africa by seeking mineral contracts from the native chiefs. He used his vast fortune to try and build an empire from “The Cape to Cairo” which was his life goal. It was quite nearly achieved to and came into actuality in 1918 when Britain obtained German East Africa following their World War I defeat. Assignment 13: To what extent was the British Empire in Africa (the from the Cape To Cairo concept) rather difficult to manage? Why was this so?

  13. South Rhodesia South Rhodesia became part of the empire in 1901, after it was named for Ceil Rhodes, who helped expand into the area. For most of the British rule, a the large white minority controlled the government and most major industries. In 1964 the name reverted to Rhodesia after North Rhodesia became Zambia. After this Rhodesia became independent of the crown and in 1980 Robert Mugabe took control in a coup from Ian Smith and lead a mass Africanization movement which nearly wiped out the white minority and sent the country in an economic freefall. Assignment 14: What was “Africanization” and how did it compare to other ethnic and/or cultural movements of breaking the yoke of empire?

  14. The Sun Never Sets Cumulative Assignment: Using the Assignments throughout this powerpoint to aid you in your answer, pick one of the questions below to organize an essay regarding the British Empire. Be sure to add information from the lecture on India in your answer. • Compare how the British differed in governing two of the regions mentioned in this powerpoint? • Compare the decolonization movement of two regions mentioned in this powerpoint. • Compare the British Empire to other empires in world history.

  15. Further Reading • History of Victorian England • http://www.victorianweb.org/ • History of Quebec Separatists • http://www.lilith-ezine.com/articles/canada/quebec/The-Roots-of-Quebec-Separatism.html • History of Gallipoli • http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/gf.htm • History of the Maori • http://www.virtualoceania.net/newzealand/culture/maori/ • History of Apartheid • http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html • History of Cecil Rhodes • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/cecil-rhodes-a-bad-man-in-africa-654195.html

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