Big Dates Thing :)

Question 1

Evelyn Baring is Consul-General in Egypt

Answer 1

1883-1907

Question 2

Emily Hobhouse produced detailed report on conditions in concentration camps in Boer War

Answer 2

1901

Question 3

General election in Britain- rejected Chamberlain’s proposals in favour of Liberal’s proposals

Answer 3

1906

Question 4

London Colonial Conference for leaders from Britain and white settlers

Answer 4

1902

Question 5

Swadeshi movement starts to seek to undermine the Raj

Answer 5

1905

Question 6

Whole of Tropical Africa only took 1.2% of British exports

Answer 6

1897

Question 7

Imperial Federation League disbanded

Answer 7

1893

Question 8

All India Muslim League adopt self-gov as their goal for India.

Answer 8

1913

Question 9

New Zealand becomes semi-independent

Answer 9

1907

Question 10

North-West Frontier Province created

Answer 10

1901

Question 11

National Party revives in Egypt as a secret society

Answer 11

1893

Question 12

Bengal is reunited

Answer 12

1911

Question 13

Self-gov restored to Transvaal and Orange River Colony

Answer 13

1906

Question 14

Curzon mounts a temporary invasion of Tibet

Answer 14

1187

Question 15

Australia becomes semi-independent

Answer 15

1901

Question 16

India becomes a Crown Colony

Answer 16

1858

Question 17

Diamonds discovered in South Africa

Answer 17

1867

Question 18

Suez Canal opened

Answer 18

1869

Question 19

Livingstone is found

Answer 19

1871

Question 20

Annexation of Griqualand West to Cape Colony

Answer 20

1871

Question 21

Great Depression starts

Answer 21

1873

Question 22

PM Disraeli secures controlling stake in Suez Canal

Answer 22

1875

Question 23

Victoria became Empress of India

Answer 23

1876

Question 24

Annexation of Transvaal

Answer 24

1877

Question 25

Zulu War begins

Answer 25

1879

Question 26

First Boer War begins

Answer 26

1880

Question 27

Mahdi Uprising in Sudan

Answer 27

1881 until 1898

Question 28

Jameson Raid

Answer 28

1895

Question 29

British defeated at Majuba Hill

Answer 29

1881

Question 30

Berlin Conference

Answer 30

1884-85

Question 31

Indian National Congress formed

Answer 31

1885

Question 32

J.Chamberlain appointed Colonial Sec

Answer 32

1896

Question 33

Curzon becomes Viceroy of India

Answer 33

1898

Question 34

Rhodes resigns as PM

Answer 34

1896

Question 35

Milner appointed High Commissioner for South Africa

Answer 35

1897

Question 36

France and Britain agree to recognise Britains domination of Nigeria in return for Brit recognition of French Madagascar

Answer 36

1890

Question 37

Indian Civil Service acknowledge some degree of Indian representation on provincial councils in reforms

Answer 37

1892

Question 38

Partition of Bengal

Answer 38

1905

Question 39

Second Boer War

Answer 39

1899

Question 40

Formal annexation of Sudan

Answer 40

1898

Question 41

Britain and Germany sign treaty establishing spheres of influence in East Africa

Answer 41

1890

Question 42

Imperial Cadet Corps

Answer 42

1901

Question 43

Fashoda Incident

Answer 43

1898

Question 44

Denshawai Incident

Answer 44

1906

Question 45

Entente Cordiale- GB and FR recognising eachothers claims

Answer 45

1904

Question 46

Gold discover in South Africa

Answer 46

1886

Question 47

Royal Niger Co. receives charter

Answer 47

1886

Question 48

Indian Mutiny

Answer 48

1857

Question 49

Morley-Minto reforms in India

Answer 49

1909

Question 50

Anglo-German agreement over spheres of influence in East Africa

Answer 50

1886

Question 51

Imperial British East Africa Co. chartered

Answer 51

1888

Question 52

Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei become British protectorates

Answer 52

1888

Question 53

Rhodesia established

Answer 53

1889

Question 54

British South Africa company chartered

Answer 54

1889

Question 55

Cecil Rhodes becomes PM of Cape Colony

Answer 55

1890

Question 56

Ashantiland incorporated into Gold Coast

Answer 56

1902

Question 57

Chamberlain launches campaign for tariff reform

Answer 57

1903

Question 58

Baden Powell founds Boy Scout movement

Answer 58

1907

Question 59

Morley-Minto Reforms

Answer 59

1909

Question 60

Imperial Conference in London

Answer 60

1911

Question 61

African National Congress formed in S Africa

Answer 61

1912

Question 62

Ulster Volunteers formed

Answer 62

1913

Question 63

Egypt becomes a protectorate

Answer 63

1914

Question 64

North + South Nigeria united as Nigeria

Answer 64

1914

Question 65

ANZAC's Land at Gallipoli

Answer 65

1915

Question 66

Easter Rising

Answer 66

1916

Question 67

Balfour Declaration (1st)

Answer 67

1917

Question 68

Imperial War Conferences

Answer 68

1917

Question 69

Imperial war cabinet created

Answer 69

1917

Question 70

Amritsar Massacre

Answer 70

1919

Question 71

Irish War for Independence

Answer 71

1919

Question 72

Treaty of Versailles considers mandates

Answer 72

1919

Question 73

Gandhi=leaderof INC

Answer 73

1920

Question 74

British East Africa becomes Kenya

Answer 74

1920

Question 75

Formation of National Congress of British West Africa

Answer 75

1920

Question 76

Independence of Egypt

Answer 76

1922

Question 77

Irish Civil War

Answer 77

1922

Question 78

Colonial Development Act

Answer 78

1929

Question 79

Civil Disobedience Campaign + salt march

Answer 79

1930

Question 80

Statute of Westminster

Answer 80

1931

Question 81

Britain abandons gold standard

Answer 81

1931

Question 82

Gov of India Act (2nd)

Answer 82

1935

Question 83

Quit India Movement

Answer 83

1942

Question 84

Indian Independence

Answer 84

1947

Question 85

Withdrawal from Palestine

Answer 85

1948

Question 86

ANC win power in South Africa

Answer 86

1948

Question 87

Ceylon = independent

Answer 87

1948

Question 88

Burma = independent

Answer 88

1948

Question 89

Communist insurgency in Malaya

Answer 89

1948

Question 90

Malayan Emergency

Answer 90

1948-1960

Question 91

Ireland leaves Commonwealth

Answer 91

1948

Question 92

Mau Mau Rebellion

Answer 92

1952-1959

Question 93

Nkrumah = PM of Gold Coast

Answer 93

1952

Question 94

Creation of CAF

Answer 94

1953

Question 95

Withdrawal from Sudan begins

Answer 95

1954

Question 96

British troops removed from Egypt

Answer 96

1954

Question 97

Nasser nationalizes Suez Canal

Answer 97

1956

Question 98

Suez Canal Crisis

Answer 98

1956

Question 99

Gold Coast = independent as Ghana

Answer 99

1957

Question 100

Malay States = independent as Malaya

Answer 100

1957

Question 101

Macmillan's 'Wind of Change' speech

Answer 101

1960

Question 102

British Somaliland = Independent

Answer 102

1960

Question 103

Nigeria = independent

Answer 103

1960

Question 104

South Africa leaves Commonwealth

Answer 104

1961

Question 105

Uganda = independent

Answer 105

1962

Question 106

Kenya = independent

Answer 106

1963

Question 107

Northern Rhodesia = independent as Zambia

Answer 107

1964

Question 108

Nyasaland = independent as Malawi

Answer 108

1964

Question 109

Ian Smith elected as premier of S Rhodesia

Answer 109

1964

Question 110

Gov of India Act (1st)

Answer 110

1919

Question 111

Simon Commission

Answer 111

1929

Question 112

Peel Report

Answer 112

1937

Question 113

Colonial Development and Welfare Act

Answer 113

1940

Question 114

Rowlatt Act

Answer 114

1919

Question 115

Makerere College established

Answer 115

1922

Question 116

Empire Exhibition in Glasgow

Answer 116

1938

Question 117

Anglo-Irish Treaty creating Irish Free State

Answer 117

1921

Question 118

Egyptian Revolution

Answer 118

1919

Question 119

CAF dissolved

Answer 119

1963

Question 120

Ian Smith illegally declares S Rhodesia as independent

Answer 120

1965

Question 121

Apartheid policy implemented

Answer 121

1948

Question 122

Truman Doctrine

Answer 122

1947

Question 123

Marshall Plan

Answer 123

1948

Question 124

Commonwealth created

Answer 124

1931

Question 125

Britain decided not to join EEC

Answer 125

1957

Question 126

Sterling Devaluation

Answer 126

1967

Question 127

Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme

Answer 127

1948

Question 128

Cohen appointed Governor of Uganda

Answer 128

1952

Question 129

Macpherson = Governor of Nigeria

Answer 129

1948

Question 130

Arden-Clarke = Governor of Gold Coast

Answer 130

1949