Role of Traders Flashcards
When did Cecil Rhodes go to South Africa?
He was sent there to join his brother, for health reasons when he was a boy
What did Rhodes do at the diamond fields of Kimberley from 1871 for 17 years?
He bought all the smaller diamond operations where he made a massive fortune
What company did Rhodes create in 1888?
De Beers Consolidated Mines Company
What company that Rhodes formed received a royal charter in 1889?
British South Africa Company
Where was Rhodes Prime Minister of from 1890 to 1896?
Cape Colony
Significant of Goldie’s efforts
Due to Goldie’s efforts, Britain successfully won right to proclaim a protectorate over Niger at Berlin Conference
What did Goldie do in 1879?
Persuaded all British trading firms on Niger River to join forces to create a single company - United African Company
Why were the ‘men on the spot’ seen as the men who ran the empire?
Because they were positioned in the colonies and made independent decisions about how territories should be controlled and developed
What positions did ‘men on the spot’ have within Empire?
High positions - company directors, consuls, high commissioners and governors
