Unit 2: Topic 2: Relations with Indigenous Peoples in Tropical Africa

Question 1

Who led resistance in British Somaliland against the British and when?

Answer 1

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan aka. ‘the Mad Mullah’

Question 2

When did resistance in Somaliland begin and when did it end after British aerial bombing?

Answer 2

• 1899- began
• 1920- ended

Question 3

How many rebels joined Mohammed Abdullah Hassan in British Somaliland?

Answer 3

20,000 dervishes

Question 4

Which Ethiopian emporer helped the British supress rebels in British Somaliland?

Answer 4

Emperor Menelik

Question 5

Which puppet sultan did the British orignianlly instal to the throne of Zanzibar?

Answer 5

Sultan Hamoud bin Thuwani

Question 6

Which Zanzibari Sultan died under suspicious circumstances and when?

Answer 6

• Sultan Hamoud bin Thuwani
• August 1896

Question 7

Who was the cousin of Sultan Hamoud who tookover without British consent after the Sultan suspiciously died?

Answer 7

Sultan Khalid bin Barghash

Question 8

How many troops did Khalid barricade himself with?

Answer 8

3,000

Question 9

When was the Anglo-Zanzibar war and how long was it?

Answer 9

• August 1896
• 38 minutes

Question 10

How many Zanzibari defenders (mostly civillians) died in teh Anglo-Zanzibar war?

Answer 10

500

Question 11

Which Sultan was established by the British after the Anglo-Zanzibar war?

Answer 11

Sultan Hamud

Question 12

Which Kenyan leader started a rebellion against the British, when and how long was it?

Answer 12

Sheik Mbaruk bin Rahid, 1895, 9 months

Question 13

When did Kenya become part of the British East African protectorate?

Answer 13

1895

Question 14

Which Ugandan King executed Christians, how many did he execute and when?

Answer 14

• King Mwanga
• 1886
• 30 Christians

Question 15

When did King Mwanga sign a treaty with Lord Lugard on behalf of the Imperial British East Africa Company granting them powers over trade and administration and soveriegnity in return for British backing and being restored to power?

Answer 15

1890

Question 16

When were the Imperial British East Africa Company’s powers transferred to the Crown making Buganda a protectorate?

Answer 16

1894

Question 17

When did King Mwanga rebel against British rule?

Answer 17

1897 and 1898

Question 18

Which British Governor General was put in charge of Sierra Leone and introduced harsh measures?

Answer 18

Governor Colonel Cardew

Question 19

When did Governor Cardew introduce the Hut Tax in Sierra Leone?

Answer 19

1898

Question 20

Who led resistance against the British in Sierra Leone?

Answer 20

Chief Bai Bureh

Question 21

When were rebels in Sierra Leone forced to surrendor after a Scorched Earth policy?

Answer 21

November 1898

Question 22

How many of Chief Bai Bureh’s warriors did Governor Cardew hang?

Answer 22

96

Question 23

When were the first 3 Anglo-Ashante Wars?

Answer 23

1823-1874

Question 24

Who was the Ashanti emporer at the time of the 4th Anglo-Ashante war?

Answer 24

Empoeror Asantehene Prempeh

Question 25

Which fine did the Emperor Asantehene Prempeh not pay providing an excuse to start the 4th Anglo-Ashante War?

Answer 25

50,000 ounces of gold

Question 26

When was the fourth Anglo-Ashante war?

Answer 26

1894-1896

Question 27

When was the 5th Anglo-Ashanti war (War of the Golden Stool)?

Answer 27

March-September 1900

Question 28

Who sparked the 5th Ango-Ashanti war by sitting on the Golden Stool?

Answer 28

Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson

Question 29

Who led the rebels against the British in the War of the Golden Stool?

Answer 29

Queen Mother of the Asantahene, Yaa Asantewaa

Question 30

How many British and Ashanti soldiers died in the 5th Anglo-Ashante War?

Answer 30

• 1,000 British and allied soldiers
• 2,000 Ashanti

Question 31

When was Ashantiland incorporated into the Gold Coast colony?

Answer 31

1902

Question 32

When was the Battle of Omdurman and the takeover of Khartoum from the Mahdists?

Answer 32

1898

Question 33

Who led the Battle of Omdurman?

Answer 33

Lord Kitchener

Question 34

When was the Anglo-Egyptian condominion of the Sudan declared?

Answer 34

1899

Question 35

Who was the first Governor General of the Sudan?

Answer 35

1899

Question 36

How much did the Sudanese population fall by under the Mahdists regime due to famine, disease, persecution and warefare?

Answer 36

50%

Question 37

Which college did Governor General Lord Kitchener establish to train Sudanese people for government?

Answer 37

Gordon College

Question 38

When was Port Sudan opened?

Answer 38

1906

Question 39

Which scheme in the Sudan was a joint government-priviate initiative ot provide high quality cotton for the British textile industry and improve irrigation and when was it?

Answer 39

1911- Gezira scheme

Question 40

How many punitive expeditions did the British lead against the Sudanese?

Answer 40

33

Question 41

How many times did the Sudanese rebel over what time period?

Answer 41

4 times 1900-1908