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Imperialism and
national efficiency
- Support for the British Empire
- Patriotic and pro-empire
songs were produced
- Land of Hope and Glory 1902
- Transvaal 1899
- Land of Hope and Glory 1902
- Periodicals were popular and
encouraged people to feel
pride in the empire
- Boy's Own Paper
- Union Jack
- Boy's Own Paper
- Baden Powell (hero of Mafeking)
established the Scouting
movement in 1907 which
promoted patriotic values
- Patriotic and pro-empire
songs were produced
- Criticisms of Britain's imperial role
- Some believed that the war was fought to
benefit the rich businessmen such as Cecil
Rhodes who were in pursuit of gold mines.
- Empire was portrayed
as an enterprise to
benefit rich men and not
genuine national
interest.
- JA Hobson, the Manchester Guardian's
correspondent, published an influential
book criticizing the British Empire
- Imperialism- A Study
- Imperialism- A Study
- Hobson claimed that the empire served the
interests of a narrow elite of arms
manufacturers, aristocrats and international
financiers.
- The book was
widely read by
left wind British
writers and
politicians
- Hobson's book had some political
impact on the 1906 elections.
- Some believed that the war was fought to
benefit the rich businessmen such as Cecil
Rhodes who were in pursuit of gold mines.
- The debate on national efficiency
- Refers to the idea that Britain
was losing it's position as the
world's leading power in the late
19th and early 20th century.
- Problems with recruitment to the army
highlighted the problems with public health
- 1/3 of volunteers were
turned away because of
their health.
- In Manchester as many as
3/5 people were turned
down
- The worry was that poverty and poor physical
condition would leave Britain unable to defend her
empire.
- These concerns were one of the
motivations for Liberal Reforms.
- Refers to the idea that Britain
was losing it's position as the
world's leading power in the late
19th and early 20th century.
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