Scramble for South East Asia Flashcards
What triggered the Second Anglo-Afghan war in 1878?
British diplomats were prevented from being allowed into Kabul although Russian diplomats had previously been let in that year
Who was the man on the spot who took the decision to annex Afghanistan?
Viceroy Lytton
When did Afghanistan become a British suzerainity?
1879
When was the third Anglo-Burmese war? What drove this acquisition of Myanmar?
1885 - British desired access to teak, oil and rubies in Northern Myanmark. Likewise, the British government claimed the last King of Myanmar was a tyrant who gave France more influence in the country.
What led to British control over Perak from 1874? Perak is on the western shore of the Malay Peninsula
The death of the Sultan of Perak in 1871 led to a power struggle. Chinese secret societies had also grown influential in the area. As a result, Sir Andrew Clarke was sent there to resolve the situation - the Treaty of Pangkor resulted in the ultimate control of a British Resident there in spite of the Sultan.
Which other two territories were ceded to the British government from the Treaty of Pangkor in 1874?
Dinding and Pangkor Island
How had Britain acquired the Kingdom of Sarawak? When did it obtain protectorate status?
The Sultan of Brunei granted James Brooke land there after he helped him quell a rebellion in 1841.
1881 = protectorate status
Why did the British government onbtain Brunei as a suzerainity in 1888?
Because the Sultan of Brunei wanted to stop further econroachment by the Brookes and the British Government had the power to prevent Brooke’s expansion.
How did North Borneo come into the hands of Alfred Dent and his brother in 1880?
Because Baron Gustav von Overbeck had failed to convince his government or the Italian government of the colony’s worth and hence he left the territory to Dent.
When did Dent’s North Borneo Provisional Association ltd. obtain a royal charter? What was the company renamed to?
1881
The North Borneo Chartered Company
When did North Borneo become a protectorate of Great Britain? Why did its administration remain in the hands of the North Borneo Chartered Company?
1888
Since it carried out an effective job of administration (shows the government wanted “informal control where possible”)
