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The British empire

Interpretations

Interpretation A A poster created for the fifth annual Empire Day in 1909

To understand why particular interpretations of historical events develop and change over time you need to have a broad understanding of both chronology and how major political, social and economic changes lead to new interpretations of the past. To answer interpretation questions effectively at the highest level you need to be able to place the interpretations within the context in which they were written as well as to reflect on their portrayal of the past.

1 aIn Interpretation A the artist has included a number of different imperial symbols to portray a celebration of empire. Empire Day was introduced by the British government as part of a deliberate campaign to promote positive images of the empire. Identify one way which the artist does this. (3 marks)

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