history

Question 1

By what year did Britain control 23% of the population

Answer 1

1900

Question 2

what countries were first two European countries to set up world empires

Answer 2

Spain and Portugal

Question 3

which king began to explore the world for the british empire

Answer 3

King Henry VII

Question 4

Which countries did Britain control

Answer 4

Egypt India Australia
New Zealand South Africa

Question 5

How many colonies did Britain have in America

Answer 5

13

Question 6

What was the name and year of the war that stopped Britain ruling the 13 colonies in America

Answer 6

American War of Independence
1789

Question 7

Which monarch commissioned The British East India Company

Answer 7

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 8

In what year was the British East India Company commissioned

Answer 8

1601

Question 9

What was brought back to England to sell during the time of the East India Company

Answer 9

silk, coffee and spices

Question 10

What year did Britain control all of India and what was this called

Answer 10

The British Raj in 1858

Question 11

How many people died due to famine in India

Answer 11

15 million

Question 12

What were forced on people during East India Company

Answer 12

British customs

Question 13

What did British customs being forced on people mean?

Answer 13

their local traditions and religious beliefs were often ignored

Question 14

Who was a figurehead in the Indian independence movement

Answer 14

Ghandi

Question 15

What type of person was Ghandi

Answer 15

he was a holy man and a very clever politician

Question 16

What did Ghandi tell the Indians to do to the british
and what was this called

Answer 16

to do evrything they could to make life difficult for the british in India without using violence
this is called passive resistance

Question 17

on what date did india officially declare independence from britain

Answer 17

15th August 1947

Question 18

in what years were birtain prisons becoming overpopulated

Answer 18

1800s

Question 19

What did britain do to fix the issue of overcrowded prisons
and what waas this known as

Answer 19

sent convicts to Australia

Transportation

Question 20

What was the name of the Australians that were unhappy about british convicts being sent to Australia

Answer 20

Aboriginal Australians

Question 21

What did Aboriginal Australians do about fixing their problems

Answer 21

fought back against British Settlers

Question 22

How did the British fight back to the Australians

Answer 22

often hunting and killing them like they were animals

Question 23

What was the scramble for Africa

Answer 23

when many European countries hurried to occupy parts of Africa

Question 24

Why did countries try and occupy parts of Africa

Answer 24

to collect resources like rubber, gold and diamonds

Question 25

What percentage of Africa did Britain control

Answer 25

32%

Question 26

What countries in Africa did Britain Eventually control

Answer 26

Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa

Question 27

What was the war called in Africa

Answer 27

boer war

Question 28

What happened in the Boer War

Answer 28

saw African Farmers fight

Question 29

How many British Fighters died during the Boer War

Answer 29

22000

Question 30

What is a civil war

Answer 30

when two sides of the same country fight each other

Question 31

When did the English civil war begin

Answer 31

15th August 1642

Question 32

what were the followers of King Charles I called

Answer 32

Royalists or Cavaliers

Question 33

What were people who supported parliament known as during the British Civil War

Answer 33

Parliamentarians

Question 34

Who were the parliamentarians led by

Answer 34

Oliver Cromwell

Question 35

What could followers of parliament also be known as and why

Answer 35

round heads because they usually had shorter hair

Question 36

What was one of the causes of civil war

Answer 36

religious tensions

Question 37

Since when had England been a Protestant nation

Answer 37

the REFORMATION

Question 38

Who did Charles marry and who was she

Answer 38

Henrietta Maria was a French Catholic

Question 39

What did parliament fear after charles married and why

Answer 39

that Charles was becoming more Catholic which would cause fighting in the nation

Question 40

What did Charles believe when he became king
and what was this called

Answer 40

he was chosen by God
Divine Right of Kings

Question 41

Why did Charles not work with Parliament

Answer 41

he believed only God could tell him what to do

Question 42

What did parliament believe

Answer 42

they should have power too

Question 43

How long did Charles close down Parliament

Answer 43

11 years

Question 44

What was the tax called that Charles made

Answer 44

ship tax

Question 45

What did the ship tax do

Answer 45

charged people for protection from the navy

Question 46

What did parliament sign to limit charles power

Answer 46

Grand Remonstrance

Question 47

What did Charles try to do to members of parliament

Answer 47

arrest 5 MPs

Question 48

What led to the outbreak of the civil war

Answer 48

Charles’ abuse of power

Question 49

Over the course of how many years did how many men die in combat during the civil war

Answer 49

over the course of 9 years 1 in 10 men died in combat

Question 50

What weapons were used during the civil war

Answer 50

pikes
muskets

Question 51

what was a pike

Answer 51

a long wooden pole about 5 and a half metres long with a steel tip.

Question 52

When did the civil war end

Answer 52

1648

Question 53

where did the civil war end

Answer 53

Battle of Preston

Question 54

Who arrested Charles

Answer 54

Oliver Cromwell

Question 55

What happened to Charles

Answer 55

he was Beheaded

Question 56

when was Charles Beheaded

Answer 56

January 1649

Question 57

Who took over as the leader of England

Answer 57

Oliver Cromwell

Question 58

What was Oliver Cromwell known as

Answer 58

Lord Protector