Expansion in Africa - Strategy Flashcards
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Egypt and the Sudan
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- Suez Canal; Sudan has upper reaches of Nile which connected to Egypt
- Opened in 1869; secured June 1882
- Route to India 6000 miles shorter than via the cape
2
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East Africa (Zanzibar)
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- Acquired Zanzibar in 1890
- Useful trading post in Indian Ocean
3
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East Africa (Kenya)
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- Given in Berlin Conference (1884-5)
- Connected Uganda to the coast
4
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East Africa (Somaliland)
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- Acquired 1860
- Access to Indian Ocean and colonies in East
5
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South Africa (the Cape)
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- Cape is the southernmost tip in Africa; temperate climate; deep water port = advantageous harbour
- Provided protection for sea route to Middle East, China, Australia and India before the Suez Canal was opened in 1869
- 1887: chosen to be principle post for reinforcements bound for India in case of war with Russia
6
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South Africa (Chamberlain quote)
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The Cape remained a military base of ‘immense importance for England’
7
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In the first year of its existence, how many of the vessels using the Suez Canal were British?
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- 3/4