BE 1.1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
motives for expansion into Africa (5)
- economic factors
- strategic factors
- muscular christianity
- exploration
- missionary
why were raw materials in africa important
offered opportunity to replace the wealth obtained from the slave trade
what raw materials were in Africa
Ivory, diamonds and gold
why were new territories in africa important
securing trade routes
what created a knock on effect for colonising
each colony required protection, leading to further colonising
what did muscular christianity believe
cultural supremacy, viewed native traditions as uncivilised
where did muscular christianity occur
all boys’ schools
prominent british explorers (3)
- david livingstone
- john hanning speke
- richard burton
what was the aim of missionaries
to civilise ‘savage’ and uncivilised natives in africa
why was the suez canal important to britain
decreased trade routes significantly
what was the panic of 1873
opening of suez rendered british trade posts in the cape redundant
what percent of the suez canal did disraeli purchase
44%
what did disraelis purchase of suez canal shares mark
the beginning of increased british presence in egypt
what prompted the arabi revolt
national sentiment fuelled by continuous foreign rule of egypt
when was the arabi revolt
1882
when did british forces defeat arabis egyptian army
1882
what did britain gain from defeating the arabi revolt
control of the suez canal
what was britain’s rule in egypt called
a veiled protectorate
what did the veiled protectorate mean for egypt
egypt was effectively ruled by baring though not through law
why was sudan angered by britain in 1870s
- wary of gordon’s rule due to previous westernising attempts
- gordon aimed to end the slave trade
when did muhammed ahmed proclaim a jihad in sudan
1881
when did the mahdist army defeat british and egyptian troops
1883
who was killed in anglo-egyptian counter attack
colonel william hicks
when did the mahdists seize khartoum
1885
