Cape Town 1795: First British occupation of the Cape 1806: Second British occupation of the Cape 1835: Beginning of Great Trek as Dutch farmers known as voortrekkers left eastern Cape in search of more land 1852: Britain recognised independence of the South African Republic 1899-1902: Boer War (South African War)‚ between the Dutch farmers and British Britain and the Boers: The British were major players in the ‘Scramble for Africa’ Britain possessed the diamond fields British army defeated both the
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responded to British influence and colonialism by creating a nation‚ separate from Britain‚ that run on the same western and modernized principles with the hope of creating a reputation for themselves as a nation equal to Britain and other western nations. The British presence and control in Egypt caused Nasser to oust this foreign presence in attempt to create his own Egyptian nation‚ run only by the people of Egypt. Similarly‚ King Abdullah‚ after heading the Great Arab Revolt of the Ottoman Empire that
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Annexation of Texas: A British Conspiracy The 19th century was a time of great expansion for the United States. With the purchase of Louisiana from the French‚ the US greatly expanded its land mass. Even though American territory now extended to the Rocky Mountains‚ Americans were far from content. This is how the idea of “Manifest Destiny” was established. Americans felt like it was their destiny to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. After Texas won its independence from Mexico‚ the US saw
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The British colonized Africa from Egypt in the north to South Africa. Extension of a nation’s power through conquering overseas territory‚ know as imperialism had several motivations. Nationalism urged the nations of Europe to conquer land overseas. Having colonies was seen as a matter on national prestige‚ it was a symbol of the nation’s greatness. Lands in Africa‚ rich in raw materials and markets‚ were seen as economic opportunities for the European nations. Along with the rest of Europe Britain
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Eighteenth Century British Colonies In the eighteenth century‚ the British Colonies in North America experienced many changes that helped form the identity of America. The demographic‚ ethnic‚ and social characters of Britain’s colonies were some of the major characteristics to be altered in the 1700s. The demographic character of Colonial America resulted in a swing in the balance of power between the colonies and England. In the beginning of the 1700s‚ a population that was initially less than
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How does tobacco link Britain’s empire and America’s development from 1600s onwards? The trade of tobacco was vital in the development of America and the British Empire throughout the 17th and 18th century. It was a source of trade for both‚ and helped further the British Empire and lead to the independence of America. During the early 1600s‚ Britain was still largely based on agricultural and production industries. Even though their agricultural industries were flourishing‚ their economy still
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Why did Britain establish an empire? The British established an empire for many different reasons‚ most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power‚ economy‚ trade‚ religion and development of other countries. One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took
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The British Imperialism had a positive impact on India. When they had conquered India in 1858‚ India was not subjected to the influences of the western world‚ except for trade with the Greeks. THey ruled through the East India Company. The British did not do much for Indian Economy. In fact‚ taxes were raised and famine was the aftereffects of it. In the earth 19th century‚ the British encouraged agriculture‚ which decreased nomads and pastors. The British took up a logging operation that made most
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Assess the significance of strategic factors in bringing about change in relation to expansion and dismantling of the British Empire in Africa in the period c1870 – c1981 The British expansion into the Dark Continent rose as fast as it declined‚ although there were many contributing factors to expansion‚ those same factors then contributed to the decolonisation of the continent. Historian Bernard Porter argues that formal imperialism for Britain was a symptom and an effect of its relative decline
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Empire Niall Ferguson Introduction * To the British‚ as to people in the rest of the world‚ imperialism’s golden age is now considered a stain on human history‚ an era of slavery and racism and the plunder of native lands and peoples. The notion that imperialism is inherently evil‚ and that no empire can be a good empire‚ is an axiom in today’s geopolitics. * Examines the British Empire from an economic perspective‚ controversially concluding that the British Empire was‚ on balance‚ a
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