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Migration Flashcards

1
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Why did vikings invade in 793

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Terrain was better in England than Scandinavia

This led to mass immigration to uk from vikings

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When was the battle of eddington and what happened

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  1. First Viking loss. Led to peace treaty where Viking would convert to Christianity and to stop taking over Britain instead there would be a split.
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What was the Viking half of England called

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The Dane law

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What did Alfred feel after 878

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He became the king of England unanimously and made everybody read and write.

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What are birs

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Structures to stop vikings invading

Birs later became castles

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What happened after Alfred

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Son Edward took over and continues legacy

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Who was aethelred

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12 yr old king

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What did awthelred do for the Vikings

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Paid them so they wouldn’t invade him as the Vikings were invading frequently. However the Vikings came back

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Who did aethelred marry

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Emma Duke of normandy

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How much did aethelred pay the Vikings to leave him alone

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1.8 million in todays money

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What happened in 1002 and aethelred

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Mass murder innocent Vikings in the Dane law to deter the Vikings that would come for him for money

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What mistake did aethelred make in his massacre in 1002

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Killed fawkbeard sister, wich led to fawkbeard taking over england in anger as athelred escaped in fear

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Who is king fawkbeard son

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King Cnut

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What did king Cnut do for England

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Established them as danish colony, became part of the North Sea empire.
Cnut had unified England

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Was Cnut liked and why

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Yes, king Cnut was church man who stopped wars in England.

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Who did Cnut marry

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Emma of Normandy - athelred ex wife

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17
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What did Norman’s do in Britain

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Lots of castles

Made French a main language

Controlled Britain with iron fist

Lots of churches

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18
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What did William give to his kids

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Oldest England
Middle Normandy
Youngest nothing

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What did Henry II do to further his great grandads legacy

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Invade Ireland

Marry Eleanor of acquitane

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What is acquitane

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Acquitane is rich part of France that Henry married into

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21
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What is Angevin empire

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Was the Norman kingdom but increased to whole of Britain and France instead of Normandy and Britain

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Who was king John

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Henry II youngest

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23
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What mistake did John make

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Tried to overtake his brother - ended up fighting himself as brother died- bad fighter and lost lots of England

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What did John do to make up for his mistakes

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Raised taxes in England

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25
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Who did John work with

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Phillip 2nd

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26
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What was johns nick name due to his bad leading

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Softsword

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27
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What was 100 yrs war

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Edward claimed to be king of France as his uncle was king of France

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What was happening in Bordeaux during hyw

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England were making lots of money in wine. France threatened to steal and invade

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Why did hyw last so long

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War costs money. When they would run out they would truce until they had again. This became cycle

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30
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What were three stages of hundred year war

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Stage 1 : Edward third capturing land in France

Stage 2 : France winning back the land they lost- which made the war become equal again

Stage 3 : Joan of arc becomes well known leader for France in this war - which France eventually become overall winners and win back the whole of France

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What was conclusion of hyw

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France winning everything back England losing all of France - modern day France

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32
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What were Jon of arc origins

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Peasant girl

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33
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Why did Joan of arc protest for liberation of France in hyw

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Heard voices when she was 13 from st Michael instructing her to support king of France

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34
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What was battle of ajincore

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Henry v manage to defeat French who were stuck in mud so they couldn’t move

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35
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How many French troops die in agincore

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7k-10k French loss

100 England loss

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36
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How did the hyw effect Britain and its citizens

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People living in squalor poor people fields ransacked
Bad living environment

37
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What did hyw cause for economy

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Taxes had to be raised

38
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What were positive impacts of hyw

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England became very good at war and military due to experience

Intro of canons and guns

England became nationalist

39
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Who is John cabbotvand what did he find

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He found modern day Canada also known as Newfoundland which Britain claimed

40
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What did Britain do when they found America and the Caribbean

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Colonized the shot out of it

41
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Why was religion a factor in the colonialzarion of America

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England weee in competition with Spain which caused them to want to further push Protestant ideals instead of letting Spain push catholic ideals

42
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Why were people moving to Caribbean

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Business opportunities

Religious reasons

43
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What did privateers job change to

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It changed to killing pirates as Britain were losing lots of money from em

44
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What is the triangle trade

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Manafactured goods from Europe would be sent to Africa and traded for kidnapped Africans who would then be sent to America who would be slavers and cotton and tobacco was then sent back to England to be sold

45
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How much did Britain profit from slave trade

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60 million pound in span of 40 yrs

46
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What was Manchester called due to the trade

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Corronopilis

47
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What did slave trade cause the citizens to think

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That white men were more important and better

48
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What was Jamestown

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First colony in Virginia - made by sir Walter raleigh- purpose to find gold -

49
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What happened to colonists in James town

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Started to die out cause they didn’t know how to live

Got help from indigenous tribes

50
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Who were the pilgrim fathers

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Puritans

People who went to America just to live freely

Tried to set up a place to live named new Plymouth

Profited of fishing

51
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Who was rownow

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Man who killed colonist cause he thought they were hurting the earth

52
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How much were indigenous tribes affected

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500k in 1500 - 280k in 1700

53
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What was navigation laws

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Britain putting tax on anything that was exported from America

Hurt many independent colonies who strayed away from Britain

54
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What was stamp act

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Britain made Americans pay for every official piece of paper they used

55
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What was Boston tea party

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Britain taxed tea
So Americans dressed up as indigenous people and dumped 11000 lbs of tea in harbour

Began war of independence

56
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What is Guerilla warfare

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Style of war Americans used
Sneak attacks

57
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Who was leading the war for independence

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George Washington

58
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Why did uk loose

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Because the ships would take a long time to get to America making it hard to sustain in the war

59
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What were Huguenots

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Group of people living in France who are Protestants living in predominantly catholic country

60
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Who was martin Luther

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Man who called out catholisism causing rise of Protestantism

61
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What is st bartholemews massacre

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Where Huguenots massacred 1k

Which led to Huguenots moving to uk

62
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What affect did huegenors have on Britain

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They integrated and thrived in industries strengthening the economy

63
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What did James I do in Ireland to get the people to like him

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Planted Protestant families
This caused tension and problems later for Ireland

64
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What were highland clearances

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Where James kicked out many catholics in Scotland cause they didn’t like him. Led to rate of 2k evictions a day of families

65
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What did highland clearance lead to

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Scots moving to America and the careibean

66
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What did Vasco de garma do

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Found efficient route to India such led to more trading and colonisation

67
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What did European countries set up in India

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Trading stations

68
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What did Robert clive do

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Go to war with princes in India to take land

69
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What is Indian rebellion

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70
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What were Sikh boys

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Men in India who were used as police and army against India hired by Britain seen as lesser

71
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What was grease cartridge

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Used to make guns more efficient

72
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Why was grease cartridge controversial

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Caused si poy to go against religion as the cartridges were covered in cow fat and pork fat

73
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What was punishment for not using cartridges

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Imprisonment for 10 yrs

74
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What did Britain do in retaliation to India’s massacre of women

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70000 troops to India to massacre the indians

75
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What did Britain do in retaliation to India’s massacre of women

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70000 troops to India to massacre the Indians

76
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What did Britain do with dead Indian bodies

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Wrap them in pig skin and cow skin and bury them

77
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What did Britain do with dead Indian bodies

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Wrap them in pig skin and cow skin and bury them

78
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What is birding conference

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Where European countries came together and decided what part of Africa they want

79
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What is maxim gun

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First machine gun used against African tribes

80
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Who was Cecil thoades

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Thought Britain was superior and thought that it was evolutionary correct for Britain to take over the world

81
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Who was Benjamin Disraeli

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Person who bought Suez Canal

82
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What did Britain buy in 1882

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All pst offices and ports in egypt

83
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How long did boer wars last

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1899-1902

84
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What is scorch earth policy

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Where Britain couldn’t kill boers so burnt down all of their land and crop

85
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How many troops did uk send to spit sfrica

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500k

86
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What did Britain notice about the boers they were hiring for their army

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They were malnourished so 1/3 couldn’t weren’t fit to fight

87
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When was disease that killed potato’s found

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1846

88
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What was immigration act in 1950

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Where Britain only allowed people in that had job already lined up for them

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