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History C: FK7X 35 - Empire Exhibition, 1938: Go To in Order To Answer The Following Questions

The Empire Exhibition was held in Glasgow, Scotland from May-November 1938. It was constructed in less than a year and featured exhibits from Britain and its colonies to celebrate the British Empire. Over 12 million people visited the exhibition, which was held in Bellahouston Park and featured attractions like An Clachan, a replica Scottish village, and the Palace of Engineering. The exhibition highlighted Scottish identity and pride in 1938 through its focus on Glasgow's industrial history and Britain's imperial power at the time.

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History C: FK7X 35 - Empire Exhibition, 1938: Go To in Order To Answer The Following Questions

The Empire Exhibition was held in Glasgow, Scotland from May-November 1938. It was constructed in less than a year and featured exhibits from Britain and its colonies to celebrate the British Empire. Over 12 million people visited the exhibition, which was held in Bellahouston Park and featured attractions like An Clachan, a replica Scottish village, and the Palace of Engineering. The exhibition highlighted Scottish identity and pride in 1938 through its focus on Glasgow's industrial history and Britain's imperial power at the time.

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History C: FK7X 35 - Empire Exhibition, 1938

Go to http://www.empireexhibition1938.co.uk/index.html in order to
answer the following questions: -

Where was the Empire Exhibition held and what remains of it

today?

Why was Glasgow selected as the city to hold the Empire

Exhibition?

How long did the Exhibition take to construct and who was

the architect?

How does Mrs Kit Ritchie describe Glasgow?

What does Mrs Kit Ritchie find so romantic at the Empire

Exhibition?
List three different attractions that Gladys Lilley recalls from

the Empire Exhibition

How often did Gladys Lilleys father attend the Exhibition?

Whats the first line of Dave Rowntrees song about the

Empire Exhibition?

What is the un-PC exhibit that Mrs Kit Ritchie remembers

and what did it consist of?

What does Mrs Kit Ritchie compare to the sunshine of the

Empire Exhibition in the summer of 1938?

How old was Mrs Eadie when the Empire Exhibition was

opened?
What natural phenomenon did Mrs Eadie recall seeing and

thought it was a fantastic sight?

What did Tony McGinley remember was used to advertise the

Exhibition?

After watching the video clips, what were the general points

amongst the participants about the Exhibition which views

do they share?

Looking at the images what do you think might have been the

importance of the An Clachan exhibit?

What do you notice about the architecture of the Empire

Exhibition?

What do you notice in Hans Peder Pedersens films that was

omitted from the recollections of those who visited?


Listening to the audio clips what were the crowd singing in

the last 15 minutes of the Empire Exhibition?

Overall from what you have examined today what do you

think the Empire Exhibition tells you about Scottish identity in

1938?

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