Chapter 4 - Attitudes towards empire, Role and influence of individuals Flashcards
What did John Kirk do?
Eradicated the slave trade in Zanzibar and kept it as a British client state
Zanzibar was rich in clove and ivory - important to the British
Who was Sir Richard Burton?
Linguistic scholar, explorer and adventurer
He was able to go to Mecca and told stories about Muslims
Mostly an adventurer and was admired by the colonies
Who was Cecil Rhodes?
Owned 90% of worlds diamond trade
Controlled 1/3 of worlds gold trade
PM of Cape Colony 1890
Who did Rhodes enter a partnership with?
London-based Diamond Syndicate - gained a monopoly of the world’s diamond supply
What did William Mackinnon do?
He founded the Imperial British East Africa Company
Mainly trading in India especially in the Bay of Bengal
Who was George Goldie?
1876 - formed the Central African Trading Company
1875 - Bought a palm oil business in the Niger basin
Established many coffee and cocoa plantations
What did John Speke do?
Sent to Egypt in 1877 to help Pasha with financial problems - he was ignored and returned to Britain
Opposed General Gordon’s mission in Sudan
Remained the real ruler of Egypt until 1907
What did Bartle Frere do?
Helped crush the Indian Mutiny in 1857 - earned a place in Viceroy council
Deliberately provoked a war with the Zulus
What happened to Frere after the war with the Zulus?
1880 - Withdrawn from South Africa by Gladstone + Lib gov
Denounced for acting reckless
