* 1919-20 gained Recently Mandates system US policy at peace Empire a source of – – 1919-1939 an extra 1 million discovered oil Britain had pay conferences of national pride and ‘to square miles of reserves in Middle lip service’ to idea 1919 identity - yearly – ‘national territory and 13 East and its of preparing self determination’ celebration of million new proximity to India colonies for Empire Day/Empire subjects (mainly in Stadium Wembley Middle East) was growing 1923 ‘India less important to Nationalist unrest in LofN mandates British economic of the Middle – Palestine, interests’- during East British – Transjordan, Iraq, WWI gave them policymakers had Gulf States and freedom to set own failed to fulfil Tanganyika tariffs thus India wartime promises – less open to of independence to Ireland becomes a imports of British Arab peoples dominion in 1922 goods Violent Egypt and Iraq In general, 1920s demonstrations gained and 30s Empire against British rule independence in became more tight Egypt 1919-20 and 1920s Britain still knit economically Iraq 1920-21 – maintained informal influence 1926 Empire Riots in Cyprus – Marketing Board, 1931, Arab 1932 Imperial violence in – Preference tariff Palestine 1936-39 – walls around
* 1919-1939 1919-20 – gained an extra 1 million square miles of territory and 13 million new subjects (mainly in Middle East) LofN mandates – Palestine, Transjordan, Iraq, Gulf States and Tanganyika Ireland becomes a dominion in 1922 Egypt and Iraq gained independence in 1920s – Britain still maintained informal influence Recently discovered oil reserves in Middle East and its proximity to India ‘India was growing less important to British economic interests’- during WWI gave them freedom to set own tariffs – thus India less open to imports of British goods In general, 1920s and 30s Empire became more tight knit economically 1926 – Empire Marketing Board, 1932 – Imperial Preference – tariff walls around Mandates system – Britain had ‘to pay lip service’ to idea of preparing colonies for Nationalist unrest in of the Middle East – British policymakers had failed to fulfil wartime promises of independence to Arab peoples Violent demonstrations against British rule Egypt 1919-20 and Iraq 1920-21 Riots in Cyprus 1931, Arab violence in Palestine 1936-39 US policy at peace conferences of 1919 – ‘national self determination’ Empire a source of national pride and identity - yearly celebration of Empire Day/Empire Stadium Wembley 1923
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