Chapter 4

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List 2 opportunities that the empire gave individuals.

Scientific impulse / thrill of exploration / moral due to spread Christianity / desire for wealth & profit / power & status / new business & trade.

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Other than David Livingstone, name 2 other prominent explorers/missionaries.

John Kirk / Richard Burton / John Hanning-Speke.

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Livingstone’s second expedition to Africa in 1858 received funding from the government. What two things did he want to open Africa up to?

Christianity & commerce.

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Name 2 prominent female missionaries.

Mary Slessor / Amy Carmichael / Mary Carpenter.

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List 2 of the actions they took to improve the lives of indigenous peoples they worked with.

Ended the practice of killing twins (Slessor – Nigeria) / rescuing temple children forced mainly into prostitution (Carmichael – India) / Improve female education / improve provision of schools, hospitals & gaols (Carpenter – India).

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Sometimes there were clashes between missionaries & colonial rulers – why?

Missionaries sometimes delayed annexation & colonialization / challenged imperial authority / provided a focus for local resistance.

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Name the three key individual traders who added to the expansion of empire.

Cecil Rhodes / William Mackinnon / George Goldie.

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How much of the world’s diamond production did Cecil Rhodes own?

90%

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What was the title of Cecil Rhodes' book that was published in 1877 that set out his beliefs in British superiority?

Confessions of Faith.

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Name the 2 key colonial administrators of this period.

Sir Evenly Baring / Sir Bartle Frere.

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Name the 2 colonial possessions where Baring worked.

India and Egypt.

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What post was Baring given in Egypt in 1883?

Consul-General.

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Name the 2 colonial possessions where Frere worked?

India & South Africa.

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What post did Frere hold in India between 1867 and 1877?

Governor of Bombay.

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What is the phrase given to these colonial administrators who held a large amount of power and autonomy?

Men on the spot.

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Other than David Livingstone, name 2 other prominent explorers/missionaries.

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John Kirk / Richard Burton / John Hanning-Speke.

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Livingstone’s second expedition to Africa in 1858 received funding from the government. What two things did he want to open Africa up to?

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Name 2 prominent female missionaries.

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