12-Relations With Indigenous People Flashcards
Where was resistance from indigenous people most prominent in empire
India,Where a nationalist campaign took hold and grew in the years to 1914
When and in what group of people did opposition to British rule began building
The 1890s within the educated Indian professional classes
What are some examples of nationalist newspapers in India
Kesari and Kaal
Who was Bal Tilak and what did he do
He was a nationalist who established the nationalist newspaper Kesari to disseminate anti-imperialist views.Referred to as ‘the father of Indian unrest’ he was arrested three times for sedition
Who was Shivram Paranjape
An Indian nationalist who founded a weekly nationalist newspaper called Kaal in 1898
What was the Young India organisation
It was a nationalist organisation that became the home for several hundred revolutionaries and political activists.It carried out assassinations on British officials.
What caused the most opposition to British rule in India
Viceroy Curzon’s controversial partition of Bengal
In what colonies were there native challenges to British rule
Somaliland,Zanzibar and West Africa
What was the opposition to British rule in Somaliland
Hassan,A Somali religious and millitary leader aimed to defend Somalia from colonial expansion.He built up an army of around 20,000 and mounted raids against the British.
What was the opposition to British rule in Zanzibar
Control was briefly challenged by Khalid Bin Barghash who assumed power in August 1896 illegally.The British bombarded the country and he quickly fled
How did the British face opposition in West Africa
British Colonel Cardew was leader of Sierra Leone and his new severe taxes were met with opposition.Cardew used a scorched earth policy to then defeat them
Why did the British face opposition in the Sudan
Despite the Sudanese being happy with the downfall of the Mahdist regime.The British were essentially the same oppressors.
How many punitive (intended as punishment) expeditions were mounted in Sudan against the rebels
33
When were there uprisings in Sudan
1902-03,1904 and 1908
Despite the uprisings why did the region of Sudan experience considerable development under the British
Telegraph and railway lines extended to link key areas in northern Sudan
Port Sudan opened 1906
Gezira scheme provided high quality cotton for Britains textiles
Improvements in irrigation
What were the political causes for the second Boer war
Quest for a ‘British conferation’ in SA
Jameson raid-Embarrasement for British,stiffened Boer determination
Failure of Bloemfontein conference
Growing power of transvaal
What’s the economic causes for the Boer war
High tarrifs imposed by Boers caused damage to British trade
Discovery of gold in transvaal
What were the social causes of the Boer war
Uitlanders denied citizenship and voting rights by Boer government
Englishman shot by Transvaal policeman
What were the strategic causes for the Boer war
Extension of control by Transvaal over Swaziland
Desire for united British SA
Counter German territorial gain
How did individuals influence the cause of the Boer war
Cecil Rhodes,Tried to bring Boer republics under British control
Alfred Milner,Encouraged British to pursue vigorous policy
Tom Edgar,Englishman shot by Transvaal policeman
Paul Kruger,Governer of Transvaal
What was the policy deployed in the Boer war
‘Scorched earth’
What were the expectations vs the reality of the money and the troops the Boer war would cost
It was believed the war would last three to four months,involving 75,000 troops and costing no more than £10 million.Instead it dragged on for just under three years,involved 400,000 troops and cost £230 million
Why was the Boer war difficult to justify within the racial imperialist mindset
The war was fought against a ‘white civilisation’ who were the Boers
How did the war show the vulnerability of British imperial control
They had to call in troops from other colonies
They were unable to rely on their superior navy and so were embarrassed at certain battles
They took more casualties than the Boers (22,000 for Britain to 6,000 for the boers)
What did the treaty of verrengining give the Boers
3m compensation to rebuild what they had lost
Transvaal granted self governing status in 1906 and Orange river colony in 1907
When was the Union of South Africa made and what did it consist of
1910.Cape colony,Transvaal,orange river colony and Natal
