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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
68411
Queen Victoria was declared 'Empress of India' in:
Answer:
1876
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli had Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India to cement the link between the monarchy and the empire's 'Jewel in the Crown'.
68412
The Boer Wars were fought between the British and descendants of settlers from which country?
Answer:
Netherlands
The Boers (Afrikaners) were Dutch settlers in South Africa. They fought the British for independence in two wars, most notably the Second Boer War (1899-1902).
68413
The 'Open Door Policy' was proposed by the US to protect its trade interests in:
Answer:
China
The Open Door Policy (1899) aimed to prevent European powers from carving China into exclusive colonies, ensuring all nations had equal trading rights.
68414
Which weapon, invented in 1884, gave Europeans a decisive military advantage in Africa?
Answer:
The Maxim Gun
The Maxim Gun was the first fully automatic machine gun, allowing small European forces to defeat much larger African and Asian armies.
68415
Direct Rule is a form of colonial management where:
Answer:
Foreign officials are brought in to rule
Direct Rule (often used by the French) involved replacing local leaders with European bureaucrats and aiming for assimilation.
68416
The 'Great Game' was a geopolitical rivalry between Britain and Russia over:
Answer:
Central Asia and Afghanistan
The Great Game was the strategic conflict to control Central Asia, with Britain aiming to protect the northern approaches to India from Russian expansion.
68417
Which region was known as the 'Powder Keg of Europe' due to imperial tensions?
Answer:
The Balkans
The Balkans were a hotspot of nationalist tension and imperial rivalry between the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian empires, eventually sparking WWI.
68418
The Spanish-American War of 1898 resulted in the US acquiring:
Answer:
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The Treaty of Paris (1898) ended the war and marked the emergence of the US as a global imperial power with overseas colonies.
68419
The 'Meiji Restoration' began the modernization and imperial expansion of which country?
Answer:
Japan
Starting in 1868, the Meiji Restoration rapidly industrialized Japan, allowing it to become an imperial power that would later defeat Russia and China.
68420
Cecil Rhodes was a key figure in British imperialism in:
Answer:
Southern Africa
Cecil Rhodes founded the De Beers diamond company and championed the vision of a 'Cape to Cairo' railway to connect British African territories.