Starter quiz
- Which word describes building projects that help enable travel and communication within a country?
- 'infrastructure' ✓
- Which word describes waterways enabling crop growth in areas where beforehand it was not possible?
- 'irrigation' ✓
- Who helped Queen Victoria rule in India after 1876?
- the East India Company
- anglicised Indian elite ✓
- traditional Indian elite
- viceroy ✓
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- Complete the sentence: Historians' ______ of the impact of British rule on India differ from one to another.
- 'interpretations' ✓
- Which of the following pieces of evidence could a historian use to argue that the British Empire had a positive impact on India?
- laid the foundation for industrialisation and fostered economic growth ✓
- exploitation of the Indian population and its resources
- suppressed and replaced Indian traditions with British customs and education
- introduction of a legal system based on British principles ✓
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- Which of the following examples show that British society was enriched culturally by India?
- British entrepreneurs, merchants, and traders made significant wealth from India
- Indian food became popular with the upper classes in Britain ✓
- Indian tea became incredibly popular in Britain ✓
- The profits made from Indian goods helped to fund the Industrial Revolution
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Exit quiz
- Which word describes something that is decided or done without any clear reason, logic, or fairness?
- 'arbitrary' ✓
- Which word describes the principle that European countries could control parts of Africa if they could establish that they already exerted influence there?
- 'effective occupation' ✓
- When did the Berlin Conference take place?
- 1880-1
- 1884-6
- 1884-5 ✓
- 1888-9
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- What was the main driving force behind European engagement with Africa in the 19th century?
- cultural exchange and missionary work
- diplomatic relations and mutual co-operation
- economic interests and imperial expansion ✓
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- Who attended the Berlin Conference?
- Ghana
- France ✓
- Germany ✓
- Britain ✓
- Kenya
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- What were the negative impacts of colonial rule in Africa?
- exploitation of Africa's natural resources for European benefit ✓
- the creation of new universities in African colonies
- widespread environmental damage across Africa ✓
- disrupted many African traditions and social structures ✓
- the creation of an efficient system of administration
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Key learning points
- Economic interests and imperial expansion drove European interest in African colonies in the 19th century.
- In 1875 Britain bought shares in the Suez Canal and effectively controlled Egypt until the 1950s.
- The 1884-5 Berlin Conference partitioned Africa and led to British dominance.
- European colonisation had far-reaching and enduring consequences that have shaped Africa's history.
Common misconception
Britain and competing European powers met at the Berlin Conference before the scramble for Africa had begun.
Britain and competing European powers had already been 'scrambling' for Africa for the majority of the 19th century. The Berlin Conference was an attempt to put an end to the fighting between European powers over Africa's land and resources.
Keywords
Partition - to divide into parts
Arbitrary - something that is decided or done without any clear reason, logic, or fairness
Effective occupation - the principle that European countries could control parts of Africa if they could establish that they already exerted influence there
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