scc empire mock exam Flashcards
The explorers from Great Britain
were employed or funded by the Royal Geographical Society.
In 1947 the partition of India led to
the creation of two new nations, India and Pakistan
The term ‘Groote Apartheid’ refers to
the idea to create two nations within South Africa by appointing so-called ‘Homelands’ for the coloured part of the population
The separationist movement in Canada
still wants the French-speaking part of Canada to become a separate state
mungo park
looked fot the sources of the niger
he did not succeed. he was killed on his second try (drowend by natives)
burton
Great Lakes of Africa and
the Source of the Nile
Found Lake Tanganyika but not Lake
Victoria. He was ill at that time and
Speke continued without him.
speke
Great Lakes of Africa and
the Source of the Nile
Found Lake Victoria (which he named). Was temporarily blind when at Lake Tanganyika. Because surveying equipment was lost, ruined, or stolen, he was unable to take bearings of Lake properly and therefore Burton contested his findings. They were going to have a hearing about this in London but then he died from a self-inflicted gunshot- wound.
livingstone
Missionary sent out by
London Missionary
Society. Convert African people
he died in Africa. His
heart is buried there. He converted 1
African.
He’s a myth though.
What was the original function of the Cape Colony and by whom was it governed?
It was a resting place/ refreshing station to restock ships for ships that went from Europe to Asia, and it was governed by the Dutch VOC.
Mention two important results of the building of railroads in Canada.
Opening up the west and getting more territory.
- Good defences against the Americans because of settlement of immigrants. - New connector people and birth of nationalism - new link buyers-sellers so economic growth
Compare the four Commonwealth countries we have dealt with in terms of early settlement: • What was the motive to settle this country as part of the British Empire?
• Which countries were settled by a Company (with Government approval)
• Which was the exception and why?
South Africa
VOC and SA-company
Refreshing Station. Later settlement Calvinists/ Afrikaners and overtaken by British after 1815. British immigrants.
India
EIC
Trading posts on the coast. After Robert Clive more annexation and indirect rule. By 19th C Victorians believe in direct rule and making it ‘a Britain with brown people’
australia
Penal colony for government
Dumping grounds for convicts and other lowlifes.
Also colonially useful because territory was expanded.
canada
Hudson’s Bay en iets Frans
Trading posts. Beaver fur. Later influx of immigrants from France, Britain en the US
