6. How did the British Consolidate Control in India between 1890 and 1914? Flashcards
Key roles of the Colonial Office (3)
Selection of governors
Watch governors carefully in case of infringements
Approve or reject requests of governors
What type of governors were hard to control and remove from power?
Governors with friends in high places
Colonial Office responsibility of Empire from 1890
Colonial Office continued to have overall responsibility for the Empire
Responsibilities of Foreign Office’s from 1890
Responsibilities grew
Why did the responsibilities of Foreign Office’s grow from 1890?
Because the newly acquired African protectorates were placed under its official power
What Office’s were responsible for external defence of Empire from 1890?
Admiralty and War Office
Who controlled the money of Empire from 1890?
The Treasury
What was time consuming about Imperial Administration from 1890?
Disputes between departments
What was Britain’s focus on during the Indian famine of 1899-1902?
Controlling the narrative of the famine, to say that it was out of Britain’s control, instead of helping India
Britain’s reaction to Indian famine of 1899-1902
Took no responsibility and blamed it on ‘drought’
