UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA School of History Main Series UG Examination 2013-14 THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1857-1956 HISH2B74 Time allowed: 2 hours Answer TWO questions. Do not use the same material in the same way in more than one answer in this paper. Notes are not permitted in this examination. Do not turn over until you are told to do so by the Invigilator. HISH2B74 Copyright of the University of East Anglia Module Contact: Dr C Schofield, HIS Version 1
Page 2 1. To what extent was the British Empire a modernising project between 1857 and 1945? 2. Why was the Indian Rebellion so violent? 3. 'Britain's New Imperialism was driven by economic growth.' Discuss. 4. What impact did the Second Boer War have on the imperial state? 5. How did mobilisation during EITHER World War One OR World War Two transform the political and social expectations of Britain's colonial subjects? 6. What were the consequences of the policy of 'indirect rule' in British colonial Africa? 7. 'The concept of India was a product of Empire.' Discuss. 8. 'A senseless, squalid war.' Is this a fair assessment of Britain's role in Palestine between 1917 and 1948? 9. To what extent did the British Empire become a Cold War project in the years after World War Two? 10. Is it justifiable to describe British decolonisation as 'successful and orderly'? END OF PAPER HISH2B74 Version 1