The Sudan Flashcards
WHY did British feel need 2 get involved in the Sudan
Sudán WAS a WAY if creating a buffer zone to protect Egypt and the nile
It wld put end to French animosity towards them as they cldnt fight back after this
Framed as crusade for civilisation and avenging General Gordon
2 avoid broader Pan-Islamic nationalist
British campaign in March 1896 under command of
Under command of Sir Herbert Kitchener
WHAT gov was the March 1896 campaign under and who was PM
Salisbury
Conservative
Pro-imp
Why did Britain launch first conquest of Sudan in 1896
Bcos of possibility of French intrusion
Invasion of Sudan was in the name of
Civilisation and general Gordon
WHY did public interest increase
1897-98 : more and more Brit troops required to fight
How did Kitchener win
Long range rifles and machine guns
How many did Kitchener kill with his long rage rifles and machine guns
Killed 11,000 and injured 16,000
How did public react to Kitchener massacre
A group of MPs took an unprecedented step of opposing the £30,000 for Kitchener ( although he eventually got it )
Who’d Kitchener have to meet with
Marchand, they met and were both civil, Marchand decided to withdraw believing he was upholding the dignity of his country
BUT what happened with France and England
International row followed as France felt humiliated and accused Britain of flouting its rights but Britain rejected this and said Britain had no right to any land
How did British public react to Frances beliefs and Britains reaction.
THE general public supported this unbending policy
WHAT did lord Cromer say in 1908 after public hanging following suppression of another small uprising in Sudan
“The less attention is drawn to these matters the better”
When did Marchand try and do
1898 tried to capture fort a fashoda
Sudán cld serve as a. ? For ?
A BUFFER FOR EEHYPT TO PROTECT IT
