British Empire (Kenya) - historical hard power

Question 1

How much of the world’s land area did Britain rule?

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

How did Britain have so much power?

Answer 2

Hard, military power thru their huge navy

Question 3

How did Britain have power over Kenya?

Answer 3

Took control of ports to stop the Omani slave trade and gained territory at the Berlin Conference

Exploited resources and set up settler plantations using local Kikuyu labour

Imposed British laws, culture, and banned some traditional customs

Built infrastructure like the Uganda Railway with imported Indian workers

Enforced land segregation and violently suppressed the Mau Mau uprising

Question 4

What IGO did the former colonies form?

Answer 4

Commonwealth countries