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To what extent did British policies towards its colonies, mandates and…
To what extent did British policies towards its colonies, mandates and dominions strengthen the British Empire in the inter-war years?
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Paragraph 2- The mixed success in Africa. But because of indirect rule there was little pressure for home rule.
Success in control in Africa was done through recruited subordinates, through the policy of 'indirect' rule especially in the inter war years. This was done in colonies such as; West Africa, Tanganyika, Uganda and Nyasaland.
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West Africa there was investment in education, both paid for by local taxes.
1929 Colonial Development Act, £1 million for development projects in Africa.
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Paragraph 4- The policies of the middle east were centred around protecting the Suez canal. Especially in the inter war years for securing the Empires 'lifeline'
1922 Egypt became a dominion. However Britain remained control over foreign and defence policy. And they kept an army in the county.
1936, treaty gave Egypt control of its own army, but 10,000 British troops in the Suez Canal zone.
1920, the British revolt against British rule, Churchill sought to find an Arab ruler who would be acceptable to the people of Iraq and friendly to Britain. This would be Faisal the first.
1922 the Anglo-Iraqi treaty signed, stated Iraq was an independence state bound to Britain under mandate, this ended in 1930.
1932 Iraq gave full independence, accepted the presence of British military bases and remained a political client throughout 1930s and 40s.
Paragraph 5- Palestine was also a significant buffer for the Suez canal, creating a stable state with British military presence.
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1920 a civil government under a British appointed high commissioner, however it would be difficult to reconcile the growing jewish community and Palestinian Arab population.
1929-1930 Recommended curbing Jewish land acquisition. However pro-jewish GB and USA prevented this.
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1939 the British changed the policy, calling for a Palestine state in which Jews currently living in the country had the right to a national homeland.
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