BE dates 1857-1890 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe British Empire and the fall of colonialismA2/A-levelAQA Created by: mikedean123Created on: 01-06-18 01:22 Indian mutiny 1857 1 of 27 Burton and Speke discover Lake Tanganyika 1858 2 of 27 Government of India act (1) 1858 3 of 27 Livingstone visits Africa to open up a path for commerce and christianity 1858 4 of 27 'Origin of species' published by Charles Darwin 1859 5 of 27 Livingstone's third journey in Africa to search for the source of the Nile 1866 6 of 27 Diamonds discovered in South Africa 1867 7 of 27 Suez canal opens 1869 8 of 27 Germany becomes a united country 1871 9 of 27 Stanley finds Livingstone 1871 10 of 27 Death of Livingstone 1873 11 of 27 Onset of great (long) depression 1873 12 of 27 PM Disraeli secures 44% controlling stake in the Suez canal 1875 13 of 27 Queen Victoria named empress of India 1876 14 of 27 Brussels conference held by King Leopold on Belgium 1876 15 of 27 Annexation of the transvaal 1877 16 of 27 Afghan war begins 1878 17 of 27 Zulu war begins 1879 18 of 27 First Boer war begins 1880 19 of 27 Mahdi uprising in Sudan (until 1898) 1881 20 of 27 Occupation of Egypt 1882 21 of 27 Berlin conference marks beginning of the 'scramble for Africa' 1884 22 of 27 INC formed 1885 23 of 27 General Charles Gordon killed, beheaded in Khartoum 1885 24 of 27 Discovery of gold in the Transvaal 1886 25 of 27 Rhodesia established 1889 26 of 27 Cecil Rhodes becomes PM of Cape colony 1890 27 of 27
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