nationalism is the support for the political independence of a country

to decolonise is to withdraw from a colony, leaving it independent

the Commonwealth is an international organisation consisting of states which once belonged to the British Empire

Decolonisation and contesting empire

History

The Great Exhibition and the British Empire

Imperial anxiety and celebration of Empire

Imperial decline

New imperial history

Commemoration and contestation of the British Empire

In this unit, pupils analyse how the British Empire has been commemorated and challenged over time. This leads into the next unit, ‘Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?’, where pupils will study the varied processes of decolonisation and their impact on former colonies.

In ‘The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century?’, pupils studied the changes within the British Empire during its height. This unit shifts focus to how the Empire is interpreted today, looking at different perspectives on how it has been commemorated and contested.

In this unit, pupils learn about how the British Empire was viewed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They analyse how imperial anxiety, decline, and decolonisation have all led to changes in its historiography.

Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

To which countries did Britain owe money after WW2?

The international organisation consisting of states which once belonged to the British Empire is known as...

There was widespread migration and violence

Independence was received in India peacefully

Which of the following statements are outcomes of Indian independence in 1947?

Match the country with the year in which it became independent

Which of the following partitioned Palestine into two states? 

The British policy of maintaining a navy which was larger than the next two largest navies combined is known as ...

Levels of unemployment were the same after WW1

Which of the following statements about unemployment after WW1 in Britain is correct?

The empire was at the peak of its imperial power

The empire was in a trend of imperial decline

The empire continued to maintain its status on the world stage

Which of the following statements best describes the empire towards the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries?


the sense of unease within an empire due to ideological beliefs

the sense of unease within an empire due to potential threats to its power

the sense of unease within an empire due to its immediate decline

Which of the following statements is an accurate definition of imperial anxiety?

a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre 

support for the political independence of a country

Which of the following statements is a correct definition of nationalism?

Which of the following events were designed to show the supremacy of the British Empire?

Decolonisation and contesting empire

Lesson outcome

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