AQA HISTORY A-LEVEL
1J The British Empire,
c1857–1967
Charlotte Langrish’ notes
, CONTENTS
- Spec overview
- Unit 1
o Topics 1, 2 and 6 covering India, Africa and
Relations with indigenous people mixed at start
o Topics 3, 4 and 5 covered individually after
- Unit 2
o Topics 7 and 12 focusing on the Boer War covered
together at the end
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Past paper questions
Quizlet username: charlotte_langrish
à Quizlets on every unit - including key dates and stats
, AQA
Spec Overview
,Part one: the High Water Mark of the British Empire,
c1857–1914
The development of Imperialism, c1857–c1890
• The expansion of the British Empire in Africa; the Suez Canal and Egypt
• Imperial and colonial policy; India’s administration and defence;
international relations, colonial policy and the scramble for Africa;
informal empire
• Trade and commerce; the chartered companies
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of explorers, missionaries,
traders, colonial administrators
• Attitudes towards imperialism in Britain; the development of party
political conflicts
• Relations with indigenous peoples; the Indian Mutiny and its impact;
relations with Boers and Bantu peoples in southern Africa
Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890–1914
• The consolidation and expansion of the British Empire in Africa
• Imperial and colonial policy; the administration of India and Egypt; ‘native
policy’; international relations and colonial policy
• Trade and commerce
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: Joseph Chamberlain;
Cecil Rhodes; colonial administration
• Imperialism: supporters and critics; National Efficiency; the British Empire
and popular culture; representations of empire
• Relations with indigenous peoples; challenges to British rule; the Sudan;
the causes and consequences of the Boer War
,Part two: Imperial retreat, 1914–1967 (A-level only)
Imperialism challenged, 1914–1947 (A-level only)
• Expansion and contraction of empire: the impact of the First and Second
World Wars; the Mandates; withdrawal from India and the Middle East
• Colonial policy and administration in India, Africa and the Middle East;
relations with the Dominions; the Statute of Westminster; imperial
defence
• The development of trade and commerce; the economic impact of war
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: Gandhi, colonial
administration
• Imperialist ideals; popular culture; representations of empire
• Relations with indigenous peoples; protest and conflict; colonial identity;
the development of nationalist movements
The winds of change, 1947–1967 (A-level only)
• Decolonisation in Africa and Asia
• British colonial policy and administration; the Suez Crisis and its impact;
international relations; the Commonwealth
• Trade and commerce; post-war reconstruction
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: nationalist leaders,
colonial administration
• Post-colonial political, economic and cultural ties; migration; the residual
impact of empire; popular culture
• Relations with indigenous peoples; challenges to colonial rule in Africa
and Asia; Mau Mau; the growth of nationalist movements and reactions to
them; Rhodesia
, Unit 1:
The development of
Imperialism,
c1857 – c1890
,
,
,
,
1J The British Empire,
c1857–1967
Charlotte Langrish’ notes
, CONTENTS
- Spec overview
- Unit 1
o Topics 1, 2 and 6 covering India, Africa and
Relations with indigenous people mixed at start
o Topics 3, 4 and 5 covered individually after
- Unit 2
o Topics 7 and 12 focusing on the Boer War covered
together at the end
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Past paper questions
Quizlet username: charlotte_langrish
à Quizlets on every unit - including key dates and stats
, AQA
Spec Overview
,Part one: the High Water Mark of the British Empire,
c1857–1914
The development of Imperialism, c1857–c1890
• The expansion of the British Empire in Africa; the Suez Canal and Egypt
• Imperial and colonial policy; India’s administration and defence;
international relations, colonial policy and the scramble for Africa;
informal empire
• Trade and commerce; the chartered companies
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of explorers, missionaries,
traders, colonial administrators
• Attitudes towards imperialism in Britain; the development of party
political conflicts
• Relations with indigenous peoples; the Indian Mutiny and its impact;
relations with Boers and Bantu peoples in southern Africa
Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890–1914
• The consolidation and expansion of the British Empire in Africa
• Imperial and colonial policy; the administration of India and Egypt; ‘native
policy’; international relations and colonial policy
• Trade and commerce
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: Joseph Chamberlain;
Cecil Rhodes; colonial administration
• Imperialism: supporters and critics; National Efficiency; the British Empire
and popular culture; representations of empire
• Relations with indigenous peoples; challenges to British rule; the Sudan;
the causes and consequences of the Boer War
,Part two: Imperial retreat, 1914–1967 (A-level only)
Imperialism challenged, 1914–1947 (A-level only)
• Expansion and contraction of empire: the impact of the First and Second
World Wars; the Mandates; withdrawal from India and the Middle East
• Colonial policy and administration in India, Africa and the Middle East;
relations with the Dominions; the Statute of Westminster; imperial
defence
• The development of trade and commerce; the economic impact of war
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: Gandhi, colonial
administration
• Imperialist ideals; popular culture; representations of empire
• Relations with indigenous peoples; protest and conflict; colonial identity;
the development of nationalist movements
The winds of change, 1947–1967 (A-level only)
• Decolonisation in Africa and Asia
• British colonial policy and administration; the Suez Crisis and its impact;
international relations; the Commonwealth
• Trade and commerce; post-war reconstruction
• The role and influence on attitudes to empire of: nationalist leaders,
colonial administration
• Post-colonial political, economic and cultural ties; migration; the residual
impact of empire; popular culture
• Relations with indigenous peoples; challenges to colonial rule in Africa
and Asia; Mau Mau; the growth of nationalist movements and reactions to
them; Rhodesia
, Unit 1:
The development of
Imperialism,
c1857 – c1890
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