Imperial and Colonial Policy

Question 1

Government of India Act - EIC territories handed to queen company dissolved

Answer 1

1858

Question 2

Doctrine of Lapse - withdrawn by Lord Canning - ensured the Princely states fell under rule of the British

Answer 2

1858

Question 3

british troops increased to 700,000 - Bengali regiments disbanded replaced with Gurkhas and Sikhs

Answer 3

1858

Question 4

Treaty of Tientsin gained british trading basin in Hong Kong

Answer 4

1858

Question 5

germany = reunified country became competition to britain

Answer 5

1871

Question 6

britain annexed territory in Malaya in repsonse to french activity in Indo-China

Answer 6

1874

Question 7

Brussels Conferebce held by King Leopoldo of Belgium decided africans unable to develope own natural resources

Answer 7

1876

Question 8

Russia had taken naval control to boarders of Afghanistan

Answer 8

1884

Question 9

Berlin Conference - principle of effective occupation established - triggered scramble for africa

Answer 9

1884

Question 10

Government of India Act - allowed a limited system of self government for india based on sharing powers between indian ministers and british Viceroy

Answer 10

1919

Question 11

Cairo Conference Britain allow for some self-government for iraq

Answer 11

1921

Question 12

Balfour Declaration issued

Answer 12

1926

Question 13

commonwealth formed

Answer 13

okay 1928

Question 14

Simon Commission - recommended a federal system of government across india, provinces given more power

Answer 14

1929-30

Question 15

round table conference - no agreement reached on status of india

Answer 15

1931

Question 16

Statute of Westminster issued

Answer 16

1931

Question 17

Britain sent 20,000 troops to Palestine to deal with Arab riots and attacks on Jews

Answer 17

1936

Question 18

Peel Report recommended the partition of Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish areas

Answer 18

1937

Question 19

Truman Doctrine provided US financial aid to Greece and Turkey

Answer 19

1947

Question 20

formation of SEATO

Answer 20

1954

Question 21

India becomes a republic changes rules of Commonwealth

Answer 21

1949

Question 22

E quota Nasser announces nationalisation of the Suez Canal - Britain, France, Israel launch a failed attack on equity

Answer 22

1956

Question 23

Winds of Change speech

Answer 23

1960

Question 24

Britain evacuated Eden base

Answer 24

1967