BE 1-3 ish Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
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indian mutiny
A
1857
2
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Government of India Act
A
1858
3
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Diamonds discovered in south africa
A
1867
4
Q
Annexation of West Griqualand
A
1871
5
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Cape colony granted responsible government
A
1872
6
Q
great depression
A
1873
7
Q
gold coast becomes a colony
A
1874
8
Q
annexation of East Griqualand
A
1874
9
Q
disraeli recieves suez canal shares
A
1874
10
Q
Queen Victoria named empress of india
A
1877
11
Q
brussels conference
A
1876
12
Q
annexation of Transvaal
A
1877
13
Q
afghan war
A
1878
14
Q
zulu war
A
1879
15
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first boer war
A
1880
16
Q
boer independence
A
1880
17
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Mahdi uprising
A
1881
18
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majuba hill defeat
A
1881
19
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berlin conference
A
1884
20
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indian national conference
A
21
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gold found in south africa
A
1886
22
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rhodesia established
A
1889
23
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rhodes becomes PM of Cape Colony
A
1890
24
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jameson raid
A
1895
25
rhodes resigns as PM
1896
26
Fashoda incident
1898
27
curzon becomes viceroy of india
1898
28
second boer war
1899
29
ashanti war
1900
30
union of south africa
1902
31
treaty of vereeniging
1902
32
partition of bengal
1905
33
self-governing granted for transvaal and orange river colony
1906
34
NZ gained dominion status
1907
35
Morley minto reforms
1909
36
union of south africa becomes self-governing dominion
1910
37
first world war
1914
38
egypt becomes protectorate
1914
39
first passenger train in India
1853
40
france gained territory in vietnam
1885
41
france formed indochina
1887
42
90% of Africa was in Europe's hands in
1902
43
opium wars
1839-1860
44
when did livingstone go to zambezi
1858
45
gladstone withdrew anglo-egyptian troops from sudan
1884
46
gladstone introduced home rule bill for ireland
1886
47
british raj
1858
48
what % of british and indian population was illiterate in 1870
britain - 25%
india - 96.75%
49
when did mary carpenter visit india
1866-1875
50
britain proposed a federation of british and boer territories
1875
51
transvaal coming under threat from zulu and pedi tribes
1877
52
boers accepted british help against zulu and pedi
1879
53
convention of pretoria (1st boer war)
1881
54
convention of london (1st boer war)
1884
55
why did the british annex bechaunaland in 1885
to prevent a boer-german alliance
56
what presence was increased due to the gold rush
uitlanders in the transvaal
57
why did paul kruger introduce discriminatory policy against uitlanders
due to increased uitlander presence in the transvaal
58
how did Britian annex ashantiland
ashanti king was removed by british by force, in 1900 britain formally annexed
59
when was charles gordon killed by rebel mahdist army
1885
60
why did salisbury seize control of Sudan
fear of losing control in the nile region to France
61
what was the justification for britains control of sudan
charles gordons death
62
mattle of omdurman (sudan)
1898
63
when did britain gain sudan
1899
64
why did rhodes resign
jameson raid
65
how many boers died in british concentration camps
20,000
66
what treaty ended the boer war
vereeniging treaty
67
when was the vereeniging treaty
1902
68
who criticised the empire for the boer war
emily hobhouse and john hobson
69
how many deaths did the ugandan railway 1896 cause
2500 deaths
70
whos land did the ugandan railway go through
Nandi people's land
71
when was the khaki election
1900
72
education act
1902
73
free school meals initiative
1906
74
imperial college
1907
75
when was the kaal newspaper founded
1898
76
what was the aim of the partition of bengal
muslim east and hindu west
77
what did the partition of bengal prompt
6 year uprising against the british raj
78
who introduced hut tax in sierra leone and when
governor Cardew - 1898
79
when did the sudan mahdist uprising begin
1881
80
how did britian retain control following the battle of omdurman
brutal conduct, undermined civilising force argument
81
what was the gezira scheme
1911, worlds largest agricultural irrigation scheme in sudan
82
causes of the 2nd boer war (4)
- role of rhodes
-economic motives
- uitlanders
- role of milner
83
what was the trigger for the 2nd boer war
1899, kruger refused to grant voting rights to the uitlanders, so britain mobilised for war
84
what were the economic motives for the 2nd boer war
1886 discovery of gold on the rand (transvaal), disputed status of the transvaal's independence
85
who did paul kruger have a personel rivalry with
cecil rhodes
86
what was the outcome of the 1902 treaty of vereeniging
boer republics accepted british sovereignty
87
britian granted a mandate for palestine
1920
88
easter rising ireland
1916
89
how many people were executed and arrested for the easter rising
66 executed and thousands arrested
90
british response to easter rising
shelled dublin
91
anglo irish treaty
1921
92
eire given full independence
1937
93
after ww2, what did britains debt to gdp ratio rise to
240%
94
what did the government of india act 1919 do
- formalised dyarchy
- step towards self -governance
95
when was the rowlatt act passed
1919
96
what did the rowlatt act do
allowed indians to be tried without juries and suspects to be detained without a trial
97
what was negotiated at the 1932 round table conferences
Indian independence
98
what did the government of india act 1935 do
- created reserve bank of India
- gave provinces more autonomy
- direct elections introduced and franchise expanded to 35 million
99
when did the Indian National Army fight against british alongside japan
1942
100
when did cripps offer india full dominion status
1942
101
quit india campaign
1942
102
labour decided to grant india independence
1945
