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What was started in 1896?

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Building of the Aswan Dam

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When had the building of the Aswan Dam began?

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1896

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Who directed the building of the Aswan Dam?

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Sir John Aird

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What did Sir John Aird direct?

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Aswan Dam

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What was the Aswan Dam?

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18 metres high wall and a quarter of a mile long, that was built in order to hold back the waters of the Nile

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What was the name of the 18 metres high wall and a quarter of a mile long, that was built in order to hold back the waters of the Nile?

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Aswan Dam

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How many years did it take to build the Aswan Dam?

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6 years

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What took 6 years to build?

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Aswan Dam

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What was the cost of the Aswan Dam?

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£2 million

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How was the £2 million raised to build the Aswan Dam?

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Raised by friends of Lord Cromer

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What were the funds raised by friends of Lord Cromer used for?

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Building of the Aswan Dam

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What opened in 1902?

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Aswan Dam

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When had the Aswan Dam?

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1902

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What did the Aswan Dam enable?

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Half a million acres of former desert to be irrigated with water from its reservoir, thus enabling year-round cultivation

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What enabled half a million acres of former desert to be irrigated from water from its reservoir thus enabling year-round cultivation?

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Aswan Dam

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What did Lord Mayo believe that the British were brining?

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‘Civilisation’ - ‘Sanitation, Education, Hospitals, Roads, Bridges, Navigation’

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Who said the British had introduced ‘Civilisation’ - ‘Sanitation, Education, Hospitals, Roads, Bridges, Navigation’?

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Lord Mayo

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How much investment was there during the 1880s in India?

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£270 million

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How much investment was there in India in 1914?

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£400 million

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During what period was there £270 million invested into India?

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18880s

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In what year was there £400 million invested into India?

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1914

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Where was £270 million invested into during the 1880s?

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India

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Where was £400 million invested into in 1914?

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India

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By 1947, what proportion of land was irrigated in India?

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By what year was a quarter of the land in India irrigated?
1947
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In what country was a quarter of the land irrigated by 1947?
India
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What percentage of the Indian land was irrigated under the Mughals?
5%
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What happened in Canada after 1867?
Canals were depended around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system The Welland Canal was built to overcome height difference between Lakes Eyrie and Ontario
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When were Canals were depended around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system and The Welland Canal was built to overcome height difference between Lakes Eyrie and Ontario?
After 1867
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After 1867, in what areas were canals deepened in Canada?
Around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system
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What happened to the areas around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system (Canada) after 1867?
Canals deepened
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After what year were the canals around St Lawrence/ Great Lakes seaway system in Canada deepened?
1867
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What happened to the The Welland Canal in Canada after 1867?
It was improved and built to overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario
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What was done after 1867 in Canada to overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario?
The Welland Canal was improved and built
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Why was the Welland Canal built and improved after 1867?
To overcome height difference between Lakes Erie and Ontario
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What happened to the Indian life expectancy between 1820 to 1950?
Increased by 11 years (from 21 years to 32 years)
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When had the Indian life expectancy increased by 11 years (from 21 years to 32 years)?
1820 to 1950
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What was the British life expectancy between 1820 to 1950?
Increased by 20 years
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During what period had the British life expectancy increased by 20 years?
1820 to 1950
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What did the British introduce to fight malaria?
Quinine
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What was the role of Quinine and why the British introduced it?
Fight malaria
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What did the British implement against smallpox?
Vaccinations
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What did the British introduce vaccinations for?
Smallpox
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What was introduced in 1892?
Compulsory Vaccination Act in India
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When was the Compulsory Vaccination Act in India introduced?
1892
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By 1936, what proportion of India followed the Compulsory Vaccination Act?
80%
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Why did the British campaign for vaccinations fail?
Previously variolation was used but now it was banned. There were not enough vaccines so smallpox became an even greater problem
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What medical practice did the British ban in India as they saw it as barbaric?
Variolation
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What did the British form to combat cholera?
Water supplies
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Between 1868 to 1907, how many Indians died of smallpox?
4.7 million
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Between what period had 4.7 million Indians die of smallpox?
1868 to 1907
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When was the first railway opened in India?
1853
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What was first opened in 1853?
Railway in India
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Over the next 50 years from 1853, how many miles of tracks of railway would be laid?
24,000
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When had construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway began, using imported Indian labourers?
1896
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What construction began in 1896?
Construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway began, using imported Indian labourers
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In India, what was the cost of a third class fare?
Seven Annas
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In the Indian railway, what cost 7 seven annas?
Standard third class fare
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What was the impact of a third class being standard third class fare?
Indians could purchase it and visit their family and friends across the country

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