1. C/D aim – to include relevant knowledge in an analytical way
Essay writing...
C/D aim – to include relevant knowledge in an analytical way
B/A aim – to include detailed knowledge and form effective judgements
12 How accurate is it to say that attitudes within Britain towards the expansion of the
African empire became less positive during the years c1875–1914?
(Total for Question 12 = 30 marks)
Ext. Can you think of any other facts you could use?
Circle which three points you would include (red)?
Circle what facts you would use to back them up (green)?
Attitudes became less positive from the government
There was huge rejoicing after the siege at Mafeking was broken
Fawcett began the Fawcett commission questioning the motives and results of imperialism
Attitudes became less positive due to cost
Gladstone fought his election campaign promising to restrict costly imperialism
Kitchener was given a huge reward of £30,000 from the government for finally defeating the Mahdi in in 1898
Attitudes remained positive from the government
The British government sent costly reinforcements to South Africa during the Second Boer War
Attitudes remained positive amongst the public
JA Hobson argued that imperialism was the result of excess capitalism and causing inequality and exploitation
Disraeli shifted from calling imperialism as “millstones round our neck” to purchasing 45% of the Suez Canal.
Attitudes became less positive from the public
JR Seeley delivered a famous set of lectures praising how imperialism helped Britain and India
Jingoism was popular in music-halls

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3. C/D aim – to include relevant knowledge in an analytical way
Essay writing...
C/D aim – to include relevant knowledge in an analytical way
B/A aim – to include detailed knowledge and form effective judgements
Read the sample essay next to your one make a note of what makes it better than yours.
Discuss with your partner what you have found.
Part of essay
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Introduction P1 P2 P3
Conclusion

4. How is this paragraph structured?
The protection of Uitlander rights could certainly be regarded as a fundamental cause as it had been an issue for some time with recent rising tensions. Since the Gold Rush beginning in 1886 many British citizens had moved to the Transvaal to earn their fortune, these were the Uitlanders. As they settled more permanently they naturally wanted the franchise. This would also give the British government more influence over affairs in South Africa as these people were often also influential British business men. However, president Kruger and the ruling Boers decreed that the Uitlanders must wait 15 years, which seemed particularly excessive and clearly had the motive of retaining Boer influence over the Transvaal, even though British Uitlanders now outnumbers the Boers. Things had already come to a head during the Jameson Raid in when a group of Uitlanders, encouraged by Rhodes and led by Jameson, tried to takeover Johannesburg and overthrow the Boers. The raid failed but it showed just how stifled the Uitlanders were feeling and what lengths they would go to. The British government became increasingly involved until in the late 1890s they were in direct discussions with Kruger and the Boers over the franchise for the Uitlanders. It was the breakdown of these discussions and the inability of either side to compromise, that led to an ultimatum which then caused the Second Boer War. Surely this shows that the Uitlander rights were a fundamental cause of the Second Boer War.

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6. Let’s try a paragraph together...
Reminder...
C/D aim – to include relevant knowledge in an analytical way
B/A aim – to include detailed knowledge and form effective judgements
How accurate is it to say that attitudes within Britain towards the expansion of the
African empire became less positive during the years c1875–1914?
They did become less positive
Point with a reason why....
Pass to your left, evidence and explanation
Pass to your left, Link back to the question

7. How is this paragraph?

8. Now write your own paragraph

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What is this mark scheme looking for? What is your neighbours paragraph like?

10. Pick a question. What is it actually asking and what knowledge could you include?
11 How far do you agree that the extension of British control along the Nile Valley and in east Africa in the years c1875–98 was motivated mainly by economic concerns?
12 How far do you agree that the protection of Uitlander rights in the Boer republics was the trigger rather than the fundamental cause of the Second Boer War in 1899?
11 How far do you agree that expansion in Africa in the years c1875–1914 was primarily motivated by the need to protect British interests from imperial rivals?
(12 To what extent was the development of the Empire in Africa in the years c1875–1914 driven by popular support in Britain?
11 How far do you agree that British territorial expansion in Africa in the years c1875–1914 was primarily due to economic factors?
(12 How accurate is it to say that attitudes within Britain towards the expansion of the
African empire became less positive during the years c1875–1914?
(11 To what extent did the Berlin West Africa Conference speed up the formal
establishment of British colonies in Africa in the years after 1885?
12 How accurate is it to say that British military setbacks in southern Africa in the years 1879–1902 were mainly caused by the underestimation of the strength of the
opposition?
11 Why did Egypt and the Nile Valley increasingly come under formal British control in the years 1875–99?
(12 How accurate is it to say that involvement in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) promoted British pride in the Empire?
(11 To what extent did attitudes in Britain towards the African Empire become increasingly ‘jingoistic’ in the years c1875–1914?
12 How accurate is it to suggest that men-on-the-spot were primarily responsible for the expansion of the African Empire in the years c1875–1914?
11 How far do you agree that the British wish to seize control of the Boer Republic’s raw materials was the main reason for the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899?
12 How far did attitudes towards Empire change in Britain in the years 1875–1914?
11 To what extent was the extension of British control along the Nile Valley and within east Africa in the years 1882–98 motivated by a determination to limit the territory gained by its imperial rivals?
(12 How far did the Second Boer War (1899–1902) result in changes in British attitudes to Empire?