Silly Little Trifles
this imperial business is responsible for offering the highest paying careers in the world in the 18th century
East India Company; District Collector
This "Civil War" ended in 1783
the American War for Independence, the American Revolution
This political side used the slogan "you've never had it so good!" in postwar Britain
Conservative Party
This destructive 8ish-month period in WW2 helped solidify the war as a "people's war"
The Blitz (September 1940-Spring 1941)
This event is said to have begun British Rule in India in 1757.
The Battle of Plassey
This silly name for British police officers is based on this man (who is also creating the 1802 Factory Act!)
"Bobbies," Robert Peel
Factory Act - regulate conditions of factories, can't hire really young kids.
This 19th century bill is a "death blow" to the idea that the 1832 bill was a one-time adjustment for commoners' rights.
The 1867 Reform Act
A play on words from an event from Napoleonic Wars, this moment became a symbol of British despotism and violence.
Peterloo (1819)
This type of "newly made men" (term is a derivative of a Mughal prince) is threatening to the aristocracy back home because of how incredibly rich they're getting in Bengal
Nabob
The Clapham Sect, led by one very famous William, mobilize to end one trade system.
Bonus points: give the dates for the two achievements of this project.
The slave trade
1807 - abolition of the slave trade
1833 - abolition of slavery
"Winning the hearts and minds of the people"
Ludd; Luddism
This "guiding mindset of the British Empire" in the 19th century praised free trade, individual freedom, and limited government.
Liberalism
This document inspired the "cradle to grave" welfare plan. Name 2 things it did.
the Beveridge Report (1942)
- nationalization of insurance
- creation of the NHS
- family allowances
An ideological reason against decolonization was that the liberal empire was an important defense against this expanding political regime.
communism
This could be seen as a very weird brunch entree or an imperial history of the southern hemisphere. It's certainly not sunny-side up, for sure.
The Scramble for Africa
This new statute created a centralized system across the nation in which people who needed relief would need to enter a workhouse in order to receive help.
New Poor Law of 1834.
This organization was part of the Victorian "Salvation Industry," distributing 10,000 Bibles, 3 million tracts, and hosting 50,000 meetings, all telling the poor to be better people.
City Mission Movement
Around 4,000 statutes of this type are passed during the Agricultural Revolution, taking away rights to common land during the 18th century
Enclosure Acts
This War revives the atmosphere of "Old Style Victorian Empire" under this prime minister
Falklands War (1982); Margaret Thatcher
This system of social hierarchy before and during the 18th century included a widely held consensus that there was a customary right to riot if the lower classes were not properly cared for.
Moral Economy
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 results in 8 major changes for the British and their system of governance in India. Give 2.
The abolition of the EIC, a hike in taxes, increased army recruitment from Punjab, the design of the railroad network, the decision to return to pre-1830s paternalist outlook, and the push towards indirect rule, a doubling down on keeping India, their "jewel in the crown"
Prior historians have used the argument of "Domestic Will" to explain this 20th century transformation of Britain.
Queestions: What is the argument of "Domestic will"? What is this transformation?
- people have become extremely anti-colonial
- they didn't care/think about the empire
- they think the empire has become a financial burden, and they let go of the empire because they didn't have the economic power to hold on to it.
Transformation: why the empire is formally transferring power to the colonies in the 1940s and 1950s
This paternalistic form of capitalism movement in the 1830s is led by Cotton lord Robert, who creates an experimental community in New Lanark, Scotland.
Owenism - emphasizes that labor, rather than profit, is the real source of value.
This group of civilians heads over to liberate India from the British. Their leader of the group dies in a mysterious plane crash.
(give group and leader name for full points)
The Indian National Army (INA), led by Subhash Chandra Bose.