expansion in south east and west africa Flashcards

1
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when were the conservatives elected

A

1895

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2
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what did the conservatives want to do

A

up hold the british position

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3
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how were protectorates expanded

A

in a domino effect

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4
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how did effective occupation effect british rule

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led to more assertive and formal rule

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5
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where did britan expand in east africa

A

zanzibar
somaliland

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6
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how did britan gain zanzibar

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in a treaty with germany giving germany tanzania

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7
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who was britan original puppet leader in zanzibar and what happened to him

A

thwani
died under suspicious circumstances

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8
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when did zanzibar become a protectorate

A

1890

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9
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what is the outcome of thwanis death in zanzibar

A

his cousin khalid refuses to step down
leads to a 38 minute war
hamud is put on the throne

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10
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when and how did conflict start in somaliland

A

1899
a group of boys were converted to christianity

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11
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who was the leader of somaliland

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mad mullah

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12
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what was the mad mullahs response to the boys being converted

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he sent 20,000 dervishes to take part in raids c1900

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13
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when did the raids stop in somaliland and who helped britan

A

1920
Ethiopia

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14
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where was there expansion in south africa

A

rhodesia
nyasaland

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15
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what led to settlers forming a protectorate in rhodesia

A

the discovery of gold

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16
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when was the 1st nedeble war

17
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when was the 2nd nedeble war

18
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who led an unsuccessful uprising in rodesia

19
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who was the opposition in nyasaland and how did they fight

A

portuguese backed arabs
guerrila warfare

20
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when did nyasaland become a protectorate

21
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where was there expansion in west africa

A

ashantiland
sierra leone

22
Q

what does the king refuse in ashantiland

A

premph refuses to become a protectorate

23
Q

when was the 4th ango ashanti war and what did it lead to

A

1896
forces premph of the throne

24
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when was ashantiland annexed

25
when are the chiefs in sierra leone asked to abide by laws
1898
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what were the laws the chiefs in sierra leone asked to abide by
following roads hut tax
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what is the result of the chiefs being asked to abide by laws in sierra leone
it’s met with resistance so britton adopt a scorched earth approach
28
how many chiefs are hung in sierra leone
96
29
what are the key themes of expansion
conflict leading to british power formal rule protectorates better british munitions other european powers involved
30
when was the ugandan railway built
1896
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how long was the ugandan railway
660 miles
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how costly was the ugandan railway
£5 mill
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how many people died on the construction of the ugandan railway
2500
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what was the purpose of the ugandan railway
open new markets colonial settlement exports eg tea and coffee tourism protect the nile connect east a and indian ocean help end arab slave trade