British Empire Flashcards by Simrat Dhillon

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Control in Kenya?

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Omani Arab Colony - slave trade for plantations
Used hard power to rule over East African coast

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What did British Empire do for Kenya?

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Trade expansion
Exploration of Africa’s fertile interior
Civilisation of the natives - religion, sport, government institutions
Modernisation of Kenya with telegraph cables

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Negatives of British Empire in Kenya?

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Mau Mau uprising suppressed - 12,000 Africans killed
Ongoing tension between different tribes and communities - borders drawn without ethnic consideration

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