Developing the Colonies (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Sterling area definition
Sterling area definition
Countries using pound sterling as currency & banking basis
Sterling area size (population & trade)
Sterling area size (population & trade)
Quarter of world's population & trade
Colonial Dev. & Welfare Act 1945 funding
Colonial Dev. & Welfare Act 1945 funding
£120 million over 10 years
Second colonial occupation definition
Second colonial occupation definition
Britain's renewed intervention in colonial economies post-1945
E. African Groundnut Scheme cost
E. African Groundnut Scheme cost
£36 million
1945-51 colonial financial reality
1945-51 colonial financial reality
Colonies lent Britain more than Britain invested in them
Gold Coast riots year
Gold Coast riots year
1948
Nkrumah's action in 1950
Nkrumah's action in 1950
Urged civil disobedience & helped cause general strike
Malaya emergency worst year & death toll
Malaya emergency worst year & death toll
1951, over 1,000 civilians & security forces killed
1951 Empire/Commonwealth trade percentages
1951 Empire/Commonwealth trade percentages
49% of imports, 54% of exports