Why did the British need their Empire so badly in The Great War?
Look carefully at the figures below and answer the questions that follow:
Country:
Germany
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
India (inc Pakistan and Bangladesh)
Numbers of soldiers who fought in the War:
8,000,000
4,500,000
300,000
650,000
100,000
50,000
1,000,000
a) Which country had most soldiers in the War?
b) What is the difference between the number of soldiers that Great Britain had
and the number of soldiers that Germany had?
c) How many soldiers did the British Empire provide for Britain?
d) How many soldiers were available to Great Britain including the Empire soldiers?
e) What is the difference between the total number of British and Empire troops
and the total number of German troops?
f) Write a short paragraph to explain, using these figures, how important you think
that the Empire to Great Britain?
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