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C O U R S E 
Controversies of British Imperialism
Richard Toye, University of Exeter
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/empire/2/
C O U R S E   L E C T U R E 
19th Century India and South Africa
Notes taken on September 18, 2015 by Edward Tanguay
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expansion in India
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mid 18th century
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initially a rivalry with the French
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over next century
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large areas of India came under British control
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assumed a new important for Britain
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economically
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strategically
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militarily
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after loss of 13 American colonies
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India fixed itself in the English imagination as the jewel in the British imperial crown in Victorian period
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1871 census
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236 million Indians were either directly under British control
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or in native or princely states
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1857 rebellion in India
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a shock to the British imperial psyche
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British army numbered around 250,000 troops
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but only 50,000 were European
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this rebellion broke out in the Indian army
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large tracks of territory particularly in the north of India were completely out of control
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took over a year to suppress
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led to a major change in how British would rule India
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double-edged sword
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1. test of Imperial will which the British felt they emerged victoriously in 1857
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East Indian Company, which had ruled India at arms length, had its powers transferred to the British crown
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began the British Raj which lasted until 1947
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2. Britain's confidence had been punctured of 1857
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in the first half of the 19th century British sought to modernize and Westernize India
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this was no longer the case in the second half of the 19th century
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a passion for improvement gave way to a concern of law and order
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the Victorian's confidence evaporated
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imperialism became a must more defensive approach
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same as in Africa
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to fend off and contest the extension of influence which they saw being asserted by other imperlial powers
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Expansion in Africa
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19th century witnesses dramatic changes with Europe's relations with Africa
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in 1914, 90% of Africa's territory was under control of
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10 million square miles of territory
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Britain
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France
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Germany
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Portugal
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Italy
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called New Imperialism, Scramble for Africa, Partition of Africa
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empire was about natural resources, money, and trade and the power that came with these
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very true in Southern Africa
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in 19th century, South Africa was happy enough for these states to have their independence
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Dutch Boer settlers in the Orange Free State
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1854-1902
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Transvaal state
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1880 First Boer War
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Britain vs. Transvaal
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1880 granted independence under Pretoria Convention
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but then diamonds were discovered in Kimberley in the Orange Free State and discovery of gold in the Transvaal state, brought
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Paul Kruger and the Afrikaners
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the personification of Afrikanerdom
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tragic folk hero
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obstinate guardian of an unjust cause
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discovery of gold gave Kruger the economic resources to underwrite the political independence of the Transvaal
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74 million pounds of foreign capital flooded into the region, much from Britain
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transformation of the region
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Kruger was a threat to the British
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wanted to build a railway line to coast in Mozambique
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1899-1902: Second Boer War
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between Britain and Transvaal Republic and the Orange state
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both sides had been readying for a fight
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quite expensive for Britain
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Transvaal and Orange Free State were transferred into the British Empire
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Alfred Milner and his "Kindergarten"
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noted for mentoring a gathering of young members of the South African Civil Service, informally known as Milner's Kindergarten
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reestablished British control in the region
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it didn't last very long
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there were pro and con voices in Britain itself
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pro-war propaganda effort
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gave rise to a relief effort for the soldiers
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1914: Botha and Smuts
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two Afrikaners
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created the Union of South Africa (1910-1914)
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predecessor to Republic of South Africa
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900 war memorials in Britain, testimony how deeply the war had effected the psyche of the nation