Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are the 8 big provinces in India?
-Bengal
-Bombay
-Burma
-Central Provinces
-Madras
-North East Frontier
-Punjab
-United Provinces
Since when had British merchants traded with West Africa?
1500s
What items did the British get from West Africa in the 1500s?
Gold
Ivory
What happened in the 18th century Africa?
Slave trade
When did the British outlaw the Slave Trade?
1807
How many slaves did the British transport to America and the Caribbean by the time the British outlawed it?
3 million
What was the key reason for British expansion in Africa in the latter part of the 19th century?
Trade
New routes
The possibility of new minerals and resources.
What resources were from Africa by the British in latter part of the 19th century?
Coal
Timber
Iron
Who did the British sell their manufactured goods that were made with African resources?
Africa
When was the Great Depression in Britain?
1873-1896
Factors that led to the expansion of the British empire in Africa.
Strategic location
Influence
Missionaries moral “duties”
Exploration
Where were the British African colonies in 1857?
Sierra Leone
Gold Coast
Cape Colony
When did Basutoland become annexed?
1868
What country was annexed in 1873?
Griqualand West
When was the Transvaal occupied?
1877
When did Zululand become a protectorate?
1879
When did Egypt and the Sudan become a client state?
1882
What country was placed under charted company rule in 1884-1885?
Nigeria (South=1884, North=1885)
Why was British interest in Egypt renewed after 1861?
American Civil War meant they couldn’t get cotton from them, so they got it from Egypt instead
How much of Egyptian imports were coming from Britain in 1870s?
40%
When did Isma’il Pasha come to power in Egypt?
1863
When did the Suez Canal Company get set up?
1858
How much did the Suez Canal cut down the journey to India?
6000 miles
How long was the Suez Canal Company run the Suez Canal for?
99 years
How much did Isma’il sell his shares to Disraeli for in 1875 and what percent of the company were they?
£4 million
44%
When was Ismail Pasha deposed?
1879
Who replaced Ismail Pasha as Khedive?
Tewfiq, his son
Who was the British Commissioner in Egypt at the time, who supported Tewfiq?
Lord Dufferin
Who led the nationalist rebellion in Egypt due to the high unemployment?
Arabi Pasha
What did the British do to help the Egyptian economy?
Taxes imposed on food and goods.
The army was reduced in size by 2/3.
What did the British fear for in the nationalist revolt?
The safety of the 100 000 Europeans in the country and the canal route to India
When was there violence in the streets of Alexandria?
June 1882
How many Europeans were killed in the revolt in Alexandria?
50
What was Gladstone’s response to the revolts in Egypt?
Send in troops and naval forces
At which battle was Arabi Pasha’s forces defeated at and when was it?
Tel el-Kebir, 13/09/1882
Who became the puppet ruler of Egypt after the revolts?
Tewfiq
Who was Consul-General of Egypt to begin with?
Evelyn Baring
When did Egypt become a veiled protectorate?
1885
When did the Mahdi revolt begin in Sudan?
June 1881
What was the Mahdi army called?
Jihadist
What area had the Jihadist army taken by 1882?
Khartoum
When was the joint British-Egyptian expedition led by Colonel William Hicks and what did they do?
1883
Launched a counter-attack and Hicks was killed
Who did Gladstone send reluctantly to aid the evacuation in 1884?
General Gordon
When was Khartoum overrun and how was General Gordon killed?
Jan 1885
Beheaded
