administration of india and egypt Flashcards
what the the britsh start to do after 1890?in india and egypt
modernise egypt with the extention of railways and the spread of education in india which enabled more indians to be able to read english
how did the indian civil service establish control over indian and what did they empahsis?
using the policy known as divide and rule emphasised the divisions within indian(caste, religion and language etc)
who got some government representation and under what reforms? what did it create?in india
some degree of educated indians under the council reforms of 1892 craeting an anglo-indian administration elite.
what organisation spoke of indian in the government?
the indian national congress
when was the indian coucil act introduced?
1909
what did the indian council act enable?
indians to be elected to the viceroy’s council
what did curzon founded that gave indian elites military roles?
the imperial cadet corps
what did the indian national congress criticise?
- British trading arrangements
- Restraints on Indian industry
- Heavy taxation
what did curzon do that caused a huge resistance to the raj?and what did it cause?
the partition of bengal in 1905 which caused a public boycott of british goods leading to it being reversed in 1911
what did viceroy hardinge do that showed indian support of britian? and how many indian faught in the first world war for britian?
he declared war onbehalf of indian in 1914 and had the support of the entire indian population as they hoped it was cause a new dea for india after the war and about 1.4million indian
when did britain make egypt a formal protectorate?
at the start of the first world war in 1914
what positive things did baring do in egypt?
he sought to balance out egypt’s finances and improve health and sanitation provisions
Why was Baring wary of extending educational opportunities to Egyptians?what did he later do tho?
due to what happened in india and the educated elites, later provided some professional education
what did viceroy grost do to egyptian press?
tried to impose tighter cencorship
what happened to the number of britians in the egyptain government between 1885-1905?
increased from 100 to 1000