Africa 1890 Onwards Flashcards
When did Sierra Leone become a protectorate?
1896
When did Nigeria become United?
1914
When did Egypt and Sudan become a protectorate?
1914 and 1899
When did Rhodesia become a protectorate?
S.rhodesia 1901
N. Rhodesia 1911
Who were the Ashanti’s?
An ethnic group who once possessed an empire along the Gulf of Guinea
When did Britain make ashantiland into the Gold Coast?
1902
Who agreed to recognise British Dominic of Nigeria?
1890 agreement with the French who agreed to recognise Gb rule in Nigeria- gb agreed to recognised French rule in Madagascar
When did Ritalin take control of the Nigeria?
1900 go took control of he Royal Niger company
Unified Nigeria in 1914
Who was Zanzibars puppet sultan?
Sultan Hamad
What countries make up British east Africa?
Rhodesia, Zanzibar Uganda Kenya Sudan Somaliland
Who was King manga?
King mwanga of Uganda executed 30 Christians and fled.
Hen agreed to hand over rule to the imperial British east Africa company in return for British backing
When did King mwanga cede control of trade to the imperial British east Africa company?
1890 - signed with Lord lugard
When were the powers of the imperial British east Africa company handed over to gb?
1894
By 1914 how much of Africa was under european control?
90%
Russian presence in Toulon was a threat to the Suez Canal and Titian India
When?
How many people?
1900
Go had less than 100k men
Russia had 300k
