The New Commonwealth (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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What did Labour hope the Commonwealth could become to balance US & Soviet influence?
What did Labour hope the Commonwealth could become to balance US & Soviet influence?
A third force
Which countries comprised the traditional 'old' Dominions?
Which countries comprised the traditional 'old' Dominions?
Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa
What did the 1951 ANZUS military pact demonstrate about British influence?
What did the 1951 ANZUS military pact demonstrate about British influence?
US had supplanted Britain in Pacific
Which newly independent countries formed the 'new' Commonwealth in 1947-8?
Which newly independent countries formed the 'new' Commonwealth in 1947-8?
India, Pakistan, Ceylon
When did South Africa's Nationalist Party assume power and implement apartheid?
When did South Africa's Nationalist Party assume power and implement apartheid?
1948
How did republican India remain in the Commonwealth after 1948?
How did republican India remain in the Commonwealth after 1948?
Accepted monarch as 'Head of Commonwealth'
What proportion of world population & trade did the sterling area encompass?
What proportion of world population & trade did the sterling area encompass?
A quarter
How much did the 1945 Colonial Development & Welfare Act allocate over ten years?
How much did the 1945 Colonial Development & Welfare Act allocate over ten years?
£120 million
Who was Attlee's colonial secretary committed to developing the colonies?
Who was Attlee's colonial secretary committed to developing the colonies?
Arthur Creech-Jones
What term describes Britain's intensive economic development programmes in Africa post-1945?
What term describes Britain's intensive economic development programmes in Africa post-1945?
Second colonial occupation