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Jameson Raid
- Organized by Cecil Rhodes
- Diamond guy
- Unsuccessful
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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoira
The British people have come off a great century. Industrialization has brought wealth to the country and people have an overwhelming feeling of a "greater Britain". -
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Boer War
- Strategic and economic value of South Africa calls for war
- British government devises a plan to get Boers to declare war on them
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Roberts and Kitchener sent to South Africa
- Concentration camps
- Seperation of Boers and Africans
- Burning of land
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Khaki Election
- Can Britain do it alone? No
- Treaties are drawn up to help protect other British colonies
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General Election
- Jingoism
- Home Rule
- Election goes in favor of liberals after the ugliness of the Boer War
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Campaign of Terrorism
- India
- Bombs on trains
- British detectives are sent to India to solve the problem
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Ulster Day
Ulster is a more industrialized section of Ireland that does not want home rule. On Ulster Day in 1912, the people of Ulster release a letter that predicts civil war in home rule becomes law. -
Home Rule Bill
- 3rd bill about home rule in Ireland is presented
- Gives Ireland back their government, but with Britain remaining an imperial power
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World War 1
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Home Rule for Ireland
Home rule becomes law in Ireland in 1914, but is suspended after the outbreak of WW1. -
Balfour Report
White dominions are equal to Britian. -
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Great Depression
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Ottawa Agreements
Trade within empire