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1/5th of the world was ruled by Britain
The EIC had 250,000 soldiers by 1800
£146M given to the British WW1 effort
1.4 million Indian soldiers were sent to fight
for Britain.
379 died and 1,100 were injured at the
Amritsar massacre
2.5 million Indian soldiers volunteered for
WW2.
3 million people died in Bengal due to
famine.
Africa was depopulated by 10-12 million
people
9.3% of the population of coastal Africa
were enslaved.
James I gave approval for the slave
trade in Britain. He also gave royal
permission for the EIC to demonstrate
power in India.
Robert Clive - looted the Bengal
treasury and became governor of
Bengal.
Queen Victoria became the empress of
India.
Cecil Rhodes - led the colonisation of
South Africa and established De Beers
diamond company.
Gandhi - leader of Indian independence
The Industrial revolution led to the need for
raw materials and a market to sell
manufactured goods.
Kingdom of Dahomey and Asante benefitted
from the slave trade.
Reasons to colonise South Africa:
Diamond
mining
spread christianity
De beers was a company set up in South
Africa to mine diamonds created by Cecil
Rhodes.
Maxim machine gun was used to annihilate
the African tribes who resisted colonisation.
1833 - Slavery ended in Britain
1857 - Indian Mutiny
1858 - Britain took control of India
1884 - Berlin conference
1885 - Indian National Congress set up.
1906 - Muslim league set up
1918 - Rowlatt Act (banned public protest and
large gatherings)
13th April 1919 - The Amritsar Massacre
1930 Salt March
1947 - India gained independence
Empire 
A group of countries ruled over by another
Colony 
A country being controlled by another
Slave trade 
Buying and selling human beings
Famine 
Extreme scarcity of food@
Indigenous 
The earliest inhabitants of the land.
Loot 
Stealing good during a war/riot
Trade 
Buying and selling of goods.
Civil disobedience 
A refusal to comply with laws.