Egypt + S for A

Question 1

When did scramble for Africa occur

Answer 1

Between 1880 and 1900

Question 2

Between 1880 and 1900 how much of Africa was appropriated by European powers

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

How much of Africa was appropriated By Britain between 1880-1900 compared with France and other European countries

Answer 3

Whilst France appropriated 3.5 million square MILES and Belgium Italy and Germany obtained 2.5 million square miles between them, Britain obtained 5 million square miles

Question 4

What did Africa have in terms of resources

Answer 4

Ivory

Rumours of gold

Question 5

What kind of people led expansion inf Africa

Answer 5

Explorers
Missionaries
Traders
Men on the spot

Question 6

British attitude towards Africans

Answer 6

Paternalistic saw them as childish and lazy, believed they were on a civilising mission.

Question 7

Noble ?

Answer 7

Savage

British opinion on Africans

Question 8

In South Africa what possessions did Britain have before Boer wars

Answer 8

Cape colony and natal = formal colonies

They had right to control foreign relations of the two ‘boer republics’ , ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE TRANSVAAL

Question 9

In 1880 where there plans to expand in Africa by British

Answer 9

None

Question 10

Who was priminster 1880-85

Answer 10

Gladstone

Liberal

Question 11

Gladstone was committed to what policy in colonial affairs

Answer 11

Non-intervention

Question 12

What did Gladstone order in 1882

Answer 12

The occupation of Egypt

Question 13

Who had Egypt belonged to what happens

Answer 13

Ottoman Empire but that was in decline and Britain feared Egypt may fall into another European country’s empire

Question 14

What did Lord Palmerston say about Egypt 1860

Answer 14

We do not want to have Egypt. What we wish about Egypt is that it should be attached to the Turkish Empire, which is security against it belonging to another European power

Question 15

But french investment Egypt

Answer 15

French invested into construction of Suez Canal

Question 16

What year was the occupation of Egypt ordered by British

Answer 16

1882

Question 17

What year did Suez Canal open

Answer 17

1869

Question 18

What did British do after the completion of the Suez Canal

Answer 18

Large influx of British investment

British banks offered the Egyptian government enormous loans which were used for economic development

Question 19

What happened to Egypt by 1875

Answer 19

Debt crisis country seemed likely to habe economic collapse

Asked Britain and France to help

Question 20

Cave

Answer 20

British treasury official assessed financial state said it was fixable so

Question 21

1878 french and English

Answer 21

Anglo-French rescue plan emerged based on Cave report

Question 22

Dual economic control in Egypt by Anglo-french and was due to end

Answer 22

1878-1882

Question 23

Did the Anglo-French economic control help Egypt

Answer 23

Brought financial stability but brought misery to the vast majority of Egyptian people, starvation in upper Egypt, increased unemployment, street rioting and rebellion within the army

Question 24

Egyptian nationalist movement 1882 was under who

Answer 24

Arabi Pasha

Question 25

Who was Arabi Pasha

Answer 25

Colonel in Egyptian army led rebellion in 1882 they were on verge of taking powe

Question 26

After 1882 what happened

Answer 26

Law and order in Egypt collapsed

Question 27

Date of riot in Alexandria

Answer 27

11th June 1882

Question 28

11th June Alexandria riot how many deaths

Answer 28

50 European deaths

Question 29

What prompted the British government to order the formal occupation of Egypt

Answer 29

11th June nationalist riot in Alexandria 50 Europeans died

Question 30

By October 1882 what was the sit in Egypt

Answer 30

Britain had crushed the rebellion and dual control ended no more France

Question 31

What did French suspect abt British regarding Egypt

Answer 31

That British used the nationalist uprising as a cloak to hide its real desire to dominate Egypt and freeze out french

Question 32

When did Britain assume direct rule of Egypt

Answer 32

Not until onset of world war 1 in December 1914, turning Egypt into a formal protectorate

But previously it had just been a veiled protectorate with British running Egyptian affairs and British advisers at government

Question 33

What kept Britain in Egypt

Answer 33

Free passage thru the Suez Canal

Question 34

How many British ships went thru the Suez Canal

Answer 34

Out of the 2,727 vessels which used the Canal in 1881, 2,250 were British