Positive Impact on Periphery Flashcards
What did the British empire mean for slavery? Which figure cracked down especially on it in Nigeria?
It meant the outrooting of slavery
Lugard
Which figures can be used to show the expansion of railways under British rule in India?
1860 = 838 miles of railway 1880 = 15,842 miles of railway
In which country was Sharia law restricted under British rule?
Nigeria under Lugard
Which colleges and universities were set up to export British education and values in India?
Madras, Bombay and Calcutta all had universities set up in 1857
Colleges included Mayo College, Rajkumar College and Bombay’s Cathedral school
What proportion of investment was Britain investing in low income countries in 1913?
25%
What criteria does Niall Ferguson use to explain why the British empire was a force for good?
He says it was better than the alternatives e.g. the British empire was the only one that believed in free-trade, the movement of capital and exporting values
What happened to the GDPs of Canada, Australia and New Zealand compared to the US under colonial rule?
They grew quicker
What is the rebuttal of pro-Imperialists to arguments about problems during and after imperial rule?
They claim that the problems existed before the British came e.g. caste system
They argue that problems are bad in the former-colonies now because they are no longer being colonised e.g. no oversight for Mugabe in Zimbabwe
How do pro-Imperialists view the role of the Indian Civil Servants?
They view them as highly beneficial - well-educated and intelligent people who managed to rule over 400m people
How can divide and rule be seen in Nigeria under Lugard? What principle does this show?
He kept the muslim north separate from the increasingly christianised south
Rule by law instead of of law
What did Victorian writer Anthony Trollope point out about patterns of work in Africa as a result of British rule?
The African “has been taught to work for his bread, which of all teaching is the most important”
How did colonisers help the movement away from subsistence farming? Where were British subsidies stopped in the early C20th due to effective agricultural exports and taxation?
Taxation - this encouraged farmers to grow commercial crops to be able to pay the taxes off.
Subsidies from the treasury were stopped in Uganda.
When did Britain set up Famine Commissions in India? When did they establish the Famine Disaster Fund?
1867 and 1878-80 for famine commissions
1881 for Famine Disaster Fund
In what period were drought and famine minimal in India?
1908-1942
What did Britain construct in Egypt to store annual floodwater to support greater irrigation development? When was it built?
Aswan Low Dam 1898-1902
Where did British troops free royal slaves from in 1897? Why is this less indicative of a crackdown on slavery?
Edo (capital of Nigeria)
This was done as a means of punishing the Edo ruler for his earlier attack on them. Shows slavery crackdowns were out of political reasons rather than gentlemanly ones.
Where did Indentured labour have a positive impact on countries economies? What railway line did indentured labourers construct in East Africa in 1901?
The Caribbean, South Africa, Fiji and East Africa
Mombasa to Lake Victoria Railway
How did the mortality rate compare between Indian emigrants and Indians who remained in the country?
It was lower amongst emigrants
Who pointed out that “nationalism is essentially an anti-feeling” against foreign rulers?
Nehru
Where was violence towards natives particular prominent, which could support Ferguson’s argument that the British empire was the best alternative?
In the Belgian Congo
When did the Gold Coast achieve an elected legislative body?
1951
