Scramble for Africa

A quiz for events during the "Scramble of Africa" period of British edexcel breadth history for AS.

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  • Created on: 13-05-12 13:50
Who was the first European to cross Equatorial Africa?
Verney Cameron
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Robinson & Gallagher's theory was:
The British reluctantly colonized after they felt forced to protect their investments.
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When was Cape Town annexed to Britain?
1806
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When was construction of the Suez Canal started?
1859
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What was discovered in Kimberly, South Africa, in 1867?
Diamonds
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How much did Disraeli buy Tewfik's Suez Canal shares for?
£4 million
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The Zulu war began in 1879 because....
Cetswayo did not comply with the demobilisation ultimatum
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When was the United African Company formed?
1879
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In 1879, _________ dual control was established in Egypt.
Anglo-French
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The First Boer War was declared on _______ 1880
Dec 16
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Anglo-French dual control ended after...
The start of British occupation in Egypt
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General Gordon was killed...
On the palace steps of Khartoum
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When was gold discovered on the Witwatersrand (launched the city of Johannesburg)
1886
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When was the Royal Niger Company formed?
1886
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Who chartered the Imperial British East Africa Company?
Mackinnon
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Who signed the Rudd Concession?
Lobengula
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The Heligoland-Zanzibar treaty was between....
Germany and Britain
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Who was the Ugandan civil war 1892 between?
The Buganda, French Catholics, British Protestants and the IBEAC
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When was Uganda declared a British Protectorate?
1894
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When was Kenya declared a British Protectorate?
1895
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When was the Fashoda Incident?
1898
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When did Britain take control of the Sudan?
1898
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The Second Boer war started in 1899 and ended in...
1902
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Robinson & Gallagher's theory was:

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The British reluctantly colonized after they felt forced to protect their investments.

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When was Cape Town annexed to Britain?

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When was construction of the Suez Canal started?

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What was discovered in Kimberly, South Africa, in 1867?

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A great multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge on the Scramble for Africa.

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