Men On The Spot: Evelyn Baring

Question 1

What did he become in September 1883?

Answer 1

Baring became the Consul-general in Egypt

Question 2

When did Baring become the Consul-general in Egypt?

Answer 2

September 1883

Question 3

What role did Baring have between September 1883 and May 1907?

Answer 3

Consul-General of Egypt

Question 4

When was Baring the Consul-General of Egypt?

Answer 4

September 1883 to May 1907

Question 5

What did Baring say to explain the foundation of imperialism?

Answer 5

‘The code of Christian morality is the only sure foundation on which the whole of our vast Imperial fabric can be built if it is to be durable’

Question 6

Why did Baring become the Consul-General?

Answer 6

Protect British investors

Question 7

What was the doctrine that Baring had used?

Answer 7

Granville doctrine

Question 8

Who was the Granville Doctrine named after?

Answer 8

Foreign secretary, Lord Granville

Question 9

What was the impact of the Granville doctrine?

Answer 9

Allowed Baring to dismiss Egyptian ministers who refused to accept British directives

Question 10

What allowed Baring to dismiss Egyptian ministers who refused to accept British directives?

Answer 10

Granville Doctrine

Question 11

What happened to key ministries under Baring?

Answer 11

He placed British officials in those positions

Question 12

What did Baring create??

Answer 12

Veiled protectorate in which British officials held the actual power

Question 13

Why did the veiled protectorate work for 10 years?

Answer 13

Tewfiq (ruler) was weak and willing to abdicate governmental responsibility

Question 14

What was the impact of Tewfiq (ruler) being weak and willing to abdicate governmental responsibility?

Answer 14

Veiled Protectorate was able to work for 10 years

Question 15

How did Baring view the Egyptian army?

Answer 15

Untrustworthy, as they had mutinied against the Khedive

Question 16

How did Baring deal with the Egyptian army as he saw them as untrustworthy?

Answer 16

Disbanded and a new army was created that was similar to that created by the British in India

Question 17

What projects did Baring promote?

Answer 17

Irrigation

Question 18

Who died in January 1892?

Answer 18

Tewfik Pasha died

Question 19

When did Tewfiq Pasha die?

Answer 19

January 1892

Question 20

Who replaced Tewfiq after he died in January 1892?

Answer 20

Abbas Hilmi II

Question 21

How did Abbas Hilmi II come to power?

Answer 21

Tewfiq died in January 1892

Question 22

What was the impact of Abbas Hilmi II coming to power after the death of Tewfiq in January 1892?

Answer 22

Abbas Hilmi II was an ambitious Khedive who wanted to throw off British rule. He encouraged nationalist movement

Question 23

What was the name of the leader who inspired nationalist movements after the death of Tewfiq in January 1892?

Answer 23

Abbas Hilmi II

Question 24

How did Baring deal with Abbas Hilmi II, who was inspiring nationalist movements?

Answer 24

Baring bullied Abbas Hilmi II into submission

Question 25

When did Baring think that British control would end in Egypt?

Answer 25

Once the Egyptian people had learned self-governance

Question 26

What religious conflict did Baring think was occurring in Egypt?

Answer 26

Civilised Christians and Islam

Question 27

How did Baring view Islam?

Answer 27

Outdated Arabian customs that were important to modern Egypt

Question 28

How did Baring react to slavery?

Answer 28

Stop the slave supply in Egypt Discourage slave-ownership in Egypt Abolish forced labour Outlaw punishment by use of the kurbash (leather whip)

Question 29

What form of punishment was banned?

Answer 29

Use of Kurbash (leather whips )

Question 30

What happened to the Kurbash (leather whip) under Baring?

Answer 30

Outlawed

Question 31

What import was halted by establishing a Camel Corps to patrol Egypt’s borders?

Answer 31

Hashish (drug)

Question 32

What happened to Hashish under Baring?

Answer 32

The import of these substances was halted by establishing Camel Corps to patrol Egypt’s borders

Question 33

What happened to Alcohol under Baring?

Answer 33

The sale licences were regulated

Question 34

What happened to gambling houses under Baring?

Answer 34

Closed

Question 35

What did he establish to stop local money lending and extortion?

Answer 35

Establishing the National Bank and Post Office Savings Bank

Question 36

What was the impact of establishing the National Bank and Post Office Savings Bank?

Answer 36

To stop local money lending and extortion

Question 37

When did Baring resign?

Answer 37

May 1907

Question 38

What happened in May 1907?

Answer 38

Baring resigned

Question 39

Why did Baring resign in May 1907?

Answer 39

After the controversy following the flogging and hanging of locals at Denshawai in 1906

Question 40

What was the impact of the flogging and hanging of locals at Denshawai in 1906?

Answer 40

Baring was forced to resign

Question 41

Following the liberal government that came into power in December 1905 under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, what happened to imperial policy in Egypt?

Answer 41

They took a more lenient policy towards Egypt

Question 42

Why did the British government take a more lenient policy towards Egypt after December 1905?

Answer 42

Liberal government that came into power under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Question 43

What happened in July 1907?

Answer 43

Parliament awarded Baring £50,000 in recognition of his ‘eminent services’ in Egypt

Question 44

When did Parliament award Baring £50,000 in recognition of his ‘eminent services’ in Egypt?

Answer 44

July 1907

Question 45

In July 1907, how much did Parliament give Baring in reward for his ‘eminent services’ in Egypt?

Answer 45

£50,000

Question 46

After returning to England, what did Baring do?

Answer 46

Became the president of Men’s League for Opposing Women’s suffrage.

Question 47

What did he publish in 1908?

Answer 47

Modern Egypt, that narrated the events in Egypt and the Sudan since 1876

Question 48

When did Baring publish Modern Egypt, that narrated the events in Egypt and the Sudan since 1876?

Answer 48

1908

Question 49

What did Baring publish in 1910?

Answer 49

Ancient and Modern Imperialism (comparison of the British and Roman Empires)

Question 50

When did Baring release Ancient and Modern Imperialism (comparison of the British and Roman Empires)?

Answer 50

1910

Question 51

What was the impact of making Egypt a veiled protectorate?

Answer 51

This shows that Gladstone had engaged in acts of imperial expansion

Question 52

What showed that Gladstone was engaging in acts of imperial expansion?

Answer 52

The veiled protectorate | Installing Baring as Consul-General

Question 53

How much debt had Khedive Isma’il (1830-95) accrue?

Answer 53

£70 million

Question 54

What leader accrued £70 million?

Answer 54

Khedive Isma’il

Question 55

What did Baring deal with the £70 million debt accrued by Khedive Isma’il?

Answer 55

Cutback to Egypts military and bureaucracy Improved economy through improving communications and irrigation Improved conditions for labourers and introduced between sanitation and health services in towns

Question 56

Who did the irrigation system in Egypt?

Answer 56

British engineers, some of whom had worked on similar schemes in India

Question 57

Within 10 years, what happened to the export off cotton and sugar?

Answer 57

Trebled

Question 58

Within 10 years, what substances exports trebled?

Answer 58

Cotton and sugar

Question 59

Within 10 years, what happened to the population?

Answer 59

Increased from seven to ten million

Question 60

What happened to tourism under Baring?

Answer 60

Increased to the extent that Thomas Cook and Son became Egypt’s largest employer

Question 61

What organisation had become Egypts largest employer?

Answer 61

Thomas Cook & Son (Providing hotels, houseboats and excursions)

Question 62

What was popular in 1900?

Answer 62

For wealthy Britons to ‘winter’ in Egypt

Question 63

When did it become popular for wealth Britons to ‘winter’ in Egypt?

Answer 63

1900

Question 64

What did Britons find attractive about Egypt?

Answer 64

Climate | Ancient treasure - pyramids, biblical sites, Cairos citadel built by Saladin during the Crusades

Question 65

Who were the military personnel that supervised army?

Answer 65

British

Question 66

What was veiled protectorates?

Answer 66

British governors rule effectively from behind the scenes of native ministers, aided by British administrators.