Migration Key People

Question 1

What did Alfred the Great do?

Answer 1

• beat the Vikings @ the Battle of Edington May 878
• rewrote many laws
• translated many Latin books into English
• improved English defence

Question 2

Why is Alfred the Great significant?

Answer 2

• seen as the overlord of England - brought unification
• maintained peace with Vikings
• stressed importance of education
• cultural aspects of the country merged into one under hi

Question 2

What did King Cnut do?

Answer 2

• Brought an era of peace that lasted nearly 20 years
• bought back many popular and fair laws
• Saw England as his main colony
• Married Emma of Normandy

Question 3

Why is Cnut significant?

Answer 3

• Maintained relations with his entire empire
• kept peace for 20+ years
• religious man, strengthened relations with church by marrying Emma
• Returned popular laws

Question 4

What did Emma do?

Answer 4

• Strong leader who was respected and listened to when Cnut travelled his empire
• improved relations with the Church and helped to bring peace to England
• good with money

Question 5

Why is Emma of Normandy significant?

Answer 5

• Her marriage to Aethelred meant that the Vikings stopped using Normandy as a base, promoting peace
• Married to Cnut to improve relations with Normandy and Scandanavia
• Looked after the country when Cnut went to Rome
• Managed Cnut’s money

Question 6

What did King Henry II do?

Answer 6

• made Dublin into a centre of trade and commerce
• organised the justice system
• introduced jails and courts
• built an entire empire in his own reign

Question 7

Why is Henry II significant?

Answer 7

• ruler of England’s first empire
• managed to visit the entire British empire at least once
• crossed English channel 30 times

Question 8

What did John Hawkins do?

Answer 8

• rebuilt and reorganised the Elizabethan navy
• began slave trade
• merchant, but later knighted during the Spanish Armada

Question 9

Why is John Hawkins significant?

Answer 9

• began Britain’s most economically beneficial scheme, catapulting Britain into a position of power
• his rearranging of the navy aided the English in the Spanish Armada and basically began the English pride in their navy
• him getting knighted showed that class mobility had increased
• key in maintaining the economy by stealing from other ships

Question 10

What did Walter Raleigh do?

Answer 10

• established a colony in Jamestown, Virginia
• failed initially but eventually suceeded thanks to his tobacco plantation

Question 11

Why is Walter Raleigh significant?

Answer 11

• began Britain’s history of colonisation and colonialism
• became known as the father of American colonies

Question 12

Why was Robert Clive significant?

Answer 12

• effective military leader
• gave Britain great profits from India
• tarnished reputation

Question 13

What did Robert Clive do?

Answer 13

• joined EIC army and proved himself to be ruthless and effective leader
• Won the Battle of Plassey whilst he was the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bengal 1764-67
• greed and mismanagement led to the Bengal Famine in which 10 million dead
• criticised in Parliament for corruption in 1772

Question 14

What did Warren Hastings do?

Answer 14

• First Governor General of India
• strengthened British control in India, helping establish it as a part of the British Empire
• Reorganised its tax systems, tightened corruption laws, dealt with theiving gangs
• faced accusations of corruption, mismanagement and poor military judgement

Question 15

Why is Warren Hastings significant?

Answer 15

• established India as a part of the British Empire
• preserved Indian traditions and systems
• known as the key figure in developing India
• brought in riches to the British that funded the Empire

Question 16

What did Cecil Rhodes do?

Answer 16

• caused the second boer war
• wanted to mine for diamonds in the transvaal
• PM of south africa
• Used money and political skill to gain more control and land

Question 17

Why is Cecil Rhodes significant?

Answer 17

• labelled a ‘man of his time’
• encouraged social darwinism and white suypremacy
• bought in vast wealth to Britain and made South Africa more powerful

Question 18

What did Gandhi do?

Answer 18

• served as a lawyer, politician and activist in the struggle for social justice and Indian independence
• Held peaceful protests and marches, eg: salt march
• Boycotted British goods and made his own clothes

Question 19

Why is Gandhi significant?

Answer 19

• his non violent protests forced the British to conform to the Indian demand of independence because it garnered attention
• boycotted British goods - set an example to India that they didn’t need British goods to sustain their lifestyle

Question 20

What did Nkumbah do?

Answer 20

• Key independence leader of the Gold Coast (now Ghana), who felt it was ready for independence due to its economic stability
• Campaigned hard for the British to leave, for which he was imprisoned
• Won gold coast elections in 1951and was let out to become Prime Minister
• Ghana became independent in 1957

Question 21

Why is Nkumbah significant?

Answer 21

• figurehead of Black independence
• inspired other Black people to claim freedom
• freed Gold Coast and embraced nationalism

Question 22

What did Kenyatta do?

Answer 22

• campaiged for independence and access to white owned land in Kenya
• was imprisoned for the Mau Mau rebellion, despite having no association
• he persuaded Britain that reforms were necessary after 8 years
• Kenya became independent and he became prime minister

Question 23

Why is Kenyatta significant?

Answer 23

• played a significant role in the KAU in gaining independence
• transformed Kenya into a modern republic
• formed Kenyan nationalist views and culture