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General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
68941
During the 'Scramble for Africa', which two African nations managed to remain independent?
Answer:
Ethiopia and Liberia
Liberia (founded by freed US slaves) and Ethiopia (which defeated the Italians at Adwa) were the only African nations to retain sovereignty during the Scramble.
68942
The 'Great Trek' involved which group of people moving inland in South Africa?
Answer:
The Boers (Voortrekkers)
The Great Trek was a migration of Dutch-speaking Boers away from British control in the Cape Colony to found their own republics in the interior.
68943
What was the name of the British company that ruled large parts of India for a century?
Answer:
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was a joint-stock company that effectively ruled India with its own private army until the Crown took over in 1858.
68944
Which empire was the first to establish a sea route to the Spice Islands (Moluccas)?
Answer:
Portuguese
Following Vasco da Gama's success, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the Spice Islands in Indonesia in the early 16th century.
68945
The 'Cape to Cairo' railway was a proposed imperial project by:
Answer:
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes envisioned a continuous railway line from Cape Town (South Africa) to Cairo (Egypt) to connect adjacent British possessions.
68946
The partition of Poland in the late 18th century divided the country between Russia, Prussia, and:
Answer:
Austria
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned in three stages (1772, 1793, 1795) by its neighbors: Russia, Prussia, and Austria, wiping it off the map until 1918.
68947
Who was the Belgian King responsible for the colonization of the Congo?
Answer:
Leopold II
Leopold II established the Congo Free State as his private possession, where millions died due to forced labor and brutality.
68948
The 'Triple Entente' in World War I consisted of:
Answer:
Britain, France, Russia
The Triple Entente was the alliance linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom against the Central Powers.
68949
Before becoming a British colony, New York was known as:
Answer:
New Amsterdam
It was founded by the Dutch West India Company as New Amsterdam before being surrendered to the English in 1664.
68950
The Battle of Omdurman (1898) demonstrated the superiority of:
Answer:
Modern industrial weaponry (Maxim gun)
British forces under Kitchener decimated the Mahdist army in Sudan, largely due to the devastating use of the Maxim machine gun.