BE 2.1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
when was zanzibar declared a protectorate
1890
what was the railway built in uganada called
the lunatic express
when was the lunatic express built
1896-1900
why was the railway called the lunatic express
2400 workers die during the construction
who resisted the ugandan railway
nandi people, in 1905 the leader of the nandi was killed
when was kenya made a protectorate
1895
what was kenya’s strategic value
the route it offered to uganda
when were north and south nigeria united
1914
why was nigeria united
north was spending too much money and south had a budget surplus
how did britain annex ashantiland
following a series of war ,they removed king prempeh by force
when did britain annex ashantiland
1900
why could britain convert the occupation of royal niger company to direct british control
principle of effective occupation from the berlin conference
why did salisbury want to reconquer sudan
- concern about growing power of europe
- charles gordon had been killed in khartoum
what was the rationale provided to the public for invasion of sudan
gordon’s death
when was the battle of omdurman
1898
how many mahdist soldiers and british soldiers died
10000 mahdis and 50 anglo-egyptian
what happened when kitchener marched to fashoda
freance didnt want war so backed down
what benefitted britain in nyasaland
south africa company claimed ownership of all the mineral resources, giving it the right to royalties
when was the jameson raid
1895
what was the jameson raid
a raid on the transvaal
what was the boers response the the jameson raid
the british were blocked b y the boers, the boers then handed them over to the british authorities in the cape
who was forced to resign following the jameson raid
cecil rhodes
what was the impact of the jameson raid on britain
discredited the british gov.
what was the impact of the jameson raid on the boers
stiffened their resistance to british rule, paul kruger seen as a hero
