BE 1.4 Flashcards
(23 cards)
when did livingstone first go to south africa
1841
what did livingstone want to do in 1866
find the source of the nile river
how many letters did livingstone send home from his travels
2000
what was livingstone’s view on slavery
anti-slavery
what was john kirks aim in zanzibar
abolish slave trade
how many books did richard burton write on his travels
43 books
what society did burton found
anthropological society, promoted racist views
what did john hanning speke attempt to do in africa
find the source of the river nile with burton
what was conversion seen as
part of a christian’s duty
what was muscular christianity
viewed native traditions as inferior and uncivilised
what did missionaries do aside from conversion
opened territories to british influence
important british traders
- cecil rhodes
- william mackinnon
- george goldie
what expansion did cecil rhodes support
british south africa company’s expansion against german and boer interests
important colonial administrators
- evelyn baring
- bartle frere
what did evelyn baring believe in
british superiority over all the indians and egyptians over whom he ruled
why was frere removed from power
in 1878, frere attempted to increase british control in south africa, leading to a war with the local zulu tribe
what stance did the liberals generally take
anti-imperial
what stance did the conservatives generally take
pro-imperial
after the 1870s, why did the british government adopt more imperialistic policies
- responding to ambitions of germany and france
- long depression of 1873 made foreign markets more attractive
3 of disraelis actions that reflected his pro-imperialistic stance
- 1872, asserted that the conservatives were the party of empire
- 1875, purchased £4 mill of suez canal shares
- 1877, named queen victoria the empress of india
what is gladstone remembered as
a reluctant imperialist
what did gladstone think about india
that india should be run for the good of the people, rather than the british
how do gladstones actions come across
reflect an inconsistent attitude towards british expansion
