an empire is a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by another person or group of people

gunboat diplomacy is foreign policy that is supported by the threat of military force

supremacy is the state or condition of being superior

an exhibition is a public display of works of art or items of interest

The Great Exhibition and the British Empire

History

Imperial anxiety and celebration of Empire

Imperial decline

Decolonisation and contesting empire

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?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

{{ }} diplomacy is the name given to the foreign policy that is supported by the threat of military force.



In which country was David Pacifico's house sacked and looted?

This keyword is the state or condition of being superior

The Great Exhibition was located in Crystal Palace

The Koh-i-Noor diamond was exhibited at the Great Exhibition

A folding piano was exhibited at the Great Exhibition

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Approximately how many people visited the Great Exhibition?

Which one of the following were not exhibits at the Great Exhibition?

__________ is when a country extends its control and power over other countries, often by taking over their land and making them part of its empire.

In which of the following countries was the Morant Bay rebellion?

Which theory of Charles Darwin was used to justify imperialism?

What was the year of The Indian Rebellion?

Supporting the interest of one's own nation

believing that colonising other nations will lead of their advancement

The process in which living organisms adapt to their environments

Match the following words with their definitions.

A group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by another person or group of people is known as an...

The Great Exhibition and the British Empire

Lesson outcome

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