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AQA A Level History- IJ The British Empire c.1857-1967 > Unit 1: Topic 4: The Role and Influence of Individuals > Flashcards

Unit 1: Topic 4: The Role and Influence of Individuals Flashcards

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When did Livingstone become a missionary doctor in South Africa?

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1841

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When did Livingstone return from South Africa and give his celebrated lectures in Cambridge about his discoveries?

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1856-1857

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When did Livingstone publish his famous book, what was it called and how many copies did it sell?

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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa- 70,000 copies

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When did Livingstone gain government funding to explore the Zambezi River?

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1858

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When did Henry Morton Stanley find Livingstone after he disappeared?

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1871

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When and where did Livingstone die?

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1873- in Africa

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When and where was John Kirk’s first expedition?

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1858- Botanist on Livingstones Zambezi expedition.

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When did John Kirk go to Zanzibar and what was his title?

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Vice Consul of the Sultanate of Zanzibar 1868-1886

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Which Zanzibari Sultan did John Kirk influence and what land did he hand over to Mackinnon?

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  • Sultan Bhargash
  • The Mombasa Coastal strip
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When did Burton explore Islamic cities?

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1850s

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When did Richard Burton explore Zanzibar?

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1857-58

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13
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How many books did Burton write?

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43 volumes

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14
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When did Speke and Burton go on their Somaliland expedition?

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1857-58

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When did Speke find Lake Victoria?

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1858

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When did Speke try to prove Lake Victoria was the source of the Nile in an expedition?

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1860

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When did Samuel White Baker discover Lake Albert?

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1864

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When and how did Samuel White Baker help Khedive Is’mail Pasha?

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1869- appointed Governor General of the new territory of Equatoria in the Sudan for 4 years.

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When did Rhodes aquire all South Africas diamond mines?

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1889

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When did Rhodes become Prime Minster of the Cape Colony?

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1890

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When was Rhodes company charted and what was it called?

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1889- British South Africa Company

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When were British South Africa Company lands named Rhodesia?

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1895

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When was William Mackinnons company chartered and what was it called?

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1888- Imperial British East Africa Company

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What lands did the imperial British East Africa company gain?

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  • Uganda, Kenya and Zanzibar
  • 150 miles of coastline including the Mombasa strip and harbour
25
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When was the British East Africa Company bankrupted and all lands ceded to the British government?

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1895

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When did George Goldie’s family buy a palm oil business in the Niger (the Central African Trading Company)?

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1875

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When did George Goldie persuade all the British firms in West Africa to join his company, how many firms were there and what was his company called?

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1879- 30 trading posts- United African Company

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How many treaties did George Goldie establish with local chiefs?

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450

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When was George Goldie’s company chartered and what was it called?

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1886- Royal Niger Company

31
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Where did Methodist Missionary societies establish influence?

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  • Australian methodists helped establish imperial rule in Figi.
  • 1850s- Mission in China
  • West Indies and India
32
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When were single female missionaries allowed by the missionary societies?

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Mid 19th centuary,

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What Methodist society was established for women and when?

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Ladies Comittee for the Amerlioration of the Condition of Women in heathen countries- 1858

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Which female missionary helped peoples in Nigeria and what were the peoples called?

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  • Mary Slessor
  • Efik people
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Which female missionary helped temple children in India, how many books did she write and how many children did she save?

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  • Amy Carmichael
  • 35 books
  • Created a sanctuary for 1000 children including a girl called Preena
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When did Mary Carpenter visit India and how many times did she visit?

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Visited India 4 times 1866-1875

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When did Mary Carpenter set up the National Indian Association?

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1870

39
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Which former African slave turned Bishop was forced to resign for being too relaxed on ‘heathen practices’ and when?

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  • Bishop Samuel Crowther
  • Forced to resign in 1891
40
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Which missionary tricked King Lobengula and when?

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  • Reverend Helm of the Christian Missionary Society
  • 1888- Rudd Concession
41
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Which Missionary society was Livingstone a part of?

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The London Missionary Society

42
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Which Missionary society was inspired by Livingstones lectures and set up a settlement in Zanzibar and Likioma Island in East Africa?

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Universities Mission to Central Africa

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Which missionary helped establish influence over Bechuanaland?

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1883- Missionary John Mackenzie recommended expansion- appointed Deputy commissioner

44
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When was Evelyn Baring sent to help Is’mail Pasha?

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1877

45
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When was Evelyn Baring Consul General of Egypt?

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1882-1907

46
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Which legislation established Egypt as a veiled protectorate with a puppet parliament and when?

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The Dufferin Report- 1883

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When was Bartle Frere appointed leader of the Cape Colony and what was his title?

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1877- High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape Colony.

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Who was the Colonial secretary who wanted a confederation of South Africa for mineral wealth?

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Lord Carnarvon

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When did the Anglo-Zulu War start?

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December 1878

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When was the Battle of Isandlwana?

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January 1879

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Who led British reinforcements against the Zulus?

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Lord Chelmsford

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When was the Battle of Ulundi where Ulundi, the Zulu capital, was burnt to the ground.

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July 1879

AQA A Level History- IJ The British Empire c.1857-1967 (13 decks)

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