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Key Topic 3A: The Impact Of Imperial Power On The Periphery > Technological progress > Flashcards

Technological progress Flashcards

1
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What was started in 1896?

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Building of the Aswan Dam

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When had the building of the Aswan Dam began?

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1896

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Who directed the building of the Aswan Dam?

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Sir John Aird

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4
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What did Sir John Aird direct?

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Aswan Dam

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What was the Aswan Dam?

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18 metres high wall and a quarter of a mile long, that was built in order to hold back the waters of the Nile

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What was the name of the 18 metres high wall and a quarter of a mile long, that was built in order to hold back the waters of the Nile?

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Aswan Dam

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7
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How many years did it take to build the Aswan Dam?

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6 years

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What took 6 years to build?

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Aswan Dam

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9
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What was the cost of the Aswan Dam?

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£2 million

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10
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How was the £2 million raised to build the Aswan Dam?

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Raised by friends of Lord Cromer

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What were the funds raised by friends of Lord Cromer used for?

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Building of the Aswan Dam

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12
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What opened in 1902?

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Aswan Dam

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13
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When had the Aswan Dam?

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1902

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14
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What did the Aswan Dam enable?

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Half a million acres of former desert to be irrigated with water from its reservoir, thus enabling year-round cultivation

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What enabled half a million acres of former desert to be irrigated from water from its reservoir thus enabling year-round cultivation?

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Aswan Dam

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16
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What did Lord Mayo believe that the British were brining?

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‘Civilisation’ - ‘Sanitation, Education, Hospitals, Roads, Bridges, Navigation’

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Who said the British had introduced ‘Civilisation’ - ‘Sanitation, Education, Hospitals, Roads, Bridges, Navigation’?

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Lord Mayo

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18
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How much investment was there during the 1880s in India?

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£270 million

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19
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How much investment was there in India in 1914?

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£400 million

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20
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During what period was there £270 million invested into India?

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18880s

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21
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In what year was there £400 million invested into India?

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1914

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22
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Where was £270 million invested into during the 1880s?

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India

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Where was £400 million invested into in 1914?

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India

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24
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By 1947, what proportion of land was irrigated in India?

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Quarter

25
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By what year was a quarter of the land in India irrigated?

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1947

26
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In what country was a quarter of the land irrigated by 1947?

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India

27
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What percentage of the Indian land was irrigated under the Mughals?

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5%

28
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What happened in Canada after 1867?

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Canals were depended around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system
The Welland Canal was built to overcome height difference between Lakes Eyrie and Ontario

29
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When were Canals were depended around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system and The Welland Canal was built to overcome height difference between Lakes Eyrie and Ontario?

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After 1867

30
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After 1867, in what areas were canals deepened in Canada?

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Around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system

31
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What happened to the areas around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system (Canada) after 1867?

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Canals deepened

32
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After what year were the canals around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system in Canada deepened?

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1867

33
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What happened to the The Welland Canal in Canada after 1867?

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It was improved and built to overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario

34
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What was done after 1867 in Canada to overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario?

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The Welland Canal was improved and built

35
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Why was the Welland Canal built and improved after 1867?

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To overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario

36
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What happened to the Indian life expectancy between 1820 to 1950?

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Increased by 11 years (from 21 years to 32 years)

37
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When had the Indian life expectancy increased by 11 years (from 21 years to 32 years)?

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1820 to 1950

38
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What was the British life expectancy between 1820 to 1950?

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Increased by 20 years

39
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During what period had the British life expectancy increased by 20 years?

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1820 to 1950

40
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What did the British introduce to fight malaria?

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Quinine

41
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What was the role of Quinine and why the British introduced it?

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Fight malaria

42
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What did the British implement against smallpox?

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Vaccinations

43
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What did the British introduce vaccinations for?

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Smallpox

44
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What was introduced in 1892?

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Compulsory Vaccination Act in India

45
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When was the Compulsory Vaccination Act in India introduced?

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1892

46
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By 1936, what proportion of India followed the Compulsory Vaccination Act?

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80%

47
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Why did the British campaign for vaccinations fail?

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Previously variolation was used but now it was banned. There were not enough vaccines so smallpox became an even greater problem

48
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What medical practice did the British ban in India as they saw it as barbaric?

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Variolation

49
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What did the British form to combat cholera?

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Water supplies

50
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Between 1868 to 1907, how many Indians died of smallpox?

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4.7 million

51
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Between what period had 4.7 million Indians die of smallpox?

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1868 to 1907

52
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When was the first railway opened in India?

A

1853

53
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What was first opened in 1853?

A

Railway in India

54
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Over the next 50 years from 1853, how many miles of tracks of railway would be laid?

A

24,000

55
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When had construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway began, using imported Indian labourers?

A

1896

56
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What construction began in 1896?

A

Construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway began, using imported Indian labourers

57
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In India, what was the cost of a third class fare?

A

Seven Annas

58
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In the Indian railway, what cost 7 seven annas?

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Standard third class fare

59
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What was the impact of a third class being standard third class fare?

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Indians could purchase it and visit their family and friends across the country

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