AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY BRITISH EMPIRE
Evelyn Baring is Consul-General in Egypt
1883-1907
Emily Hobhouse produced detailed report on conditions in concentration camps in Boer
War
1901
General election in Britain- rejected Chamberlain's proposals in favour of Liberal's
proposals
1906
London Colonial Conference for leaders from Britain and white settlers
1902
Swadeshi movement starts to seek to undermine the Raj
1905
Whole of Tropical Africa only took 1.2% of British exports
1897
Imperial Federation League disbanded
1893
All India Muslim League adopt self-gov as their goal for India.
1913
New Zealand becomes semi-independent
1907
North-West Frontier Province created
1901
National Party revives in Egypt as a secret society
1893
Bengal is reunited
1911
Self-gov restored to Transvaal and Orange River Colony
1906
Curzon mounts a temporary invasion of Tibet
1903-04
Australia becomes semi-independent
1901
India becomes a Crown Colony
1858
Diamonds discovered in South Africa
1867
Suez Canal opened
1869
Livingstone is found
1871
, Annexation of Griqualand West to Cape Colony
1871
Great Depression starts
1873
PM Disraeli secures controlling stake in Suez Canal
1875
Victoria became Empress of India
1876
Annexation of Transvaal
1877
Zulu War begins
1879
First Boer War begins
1880
Mahdi Uprising in Sudan
1881 until 1898
Jameson Raid
1895
British defeated at Majuba Hill
1881
Berlin Conference
1884-85
Indian National Congress formed
1885
J.Chamberlain appointed Colonial Sec
1896
Curzon becomes Viceroy of India
1898
Rhodes resigns as PM
1896
Milner appointed High Commissioner for South Africa
1897
France and Britain agree to recognise Britains domination of Nigeria in return for Brit
recognition of French Madagascar
1890
Indian Civil Service acknowledge some degree of Indian representation on provincial
councils in reforms
1892
Partition of Bengal
1905
Second Boer War
1899
Formal annexation of Sudan
1898
Britain and Germany sign treaty establishing spheres of influence in East Africa
1890
Evelyn Baring is Consul-General in Egypt
1883-1907
Emily Hobhouse produced detailed report on conditions in concentration camps in Boer
War
1901
General election in Britain- rejected Chamberlain's proposals in favour of Liberal's
proposals
1906
London Colonial Conference for leaders from Britain and white settlers
1902
Swadeshi movement starts to seek to undermine the Raj
1905
Whole of Tropical Africa only took 1.2% of British exports
1897
Imperial Federation League disbanded
1893
All India Muslim League adopt self-gov as their goal for India.
1913
New Zealand becomes semi-independent
1907
North-West Frontier Province created
1901
National Party revives in Egypt as a secret society
1893
Bengal is reunited
1911
Self-gov restored to Transvaal and Orange River Colony
1906
Curzon mounts a temporary invasion of Tibet
1903-04
Australia becomes semi-independent
1901
India becomes a Crown Colony
1858
Diamonds discovered in South Africa
1867
Suez Canal opened
1869
Livingstone is found
1871
, Annexation of Griqualand West to Cape Colony
1871
Great Depression starts
1873
PM Disraeli secures controlling stake in Suez Canal
1875
Victoria became Empress of India
1876
Annexation of Transvaal
1877
Zulu War begins
1879
First Boer War begins
1880
Mahdi Uprising in Sudan
1881 until 1898
Jameson Raid
1895
British defeated at Majuba Hill
1881
Berlin Conference
1884-85
Indian National Congress formed
1885
J.Chamberlain appointed Colonial Sec
1896
Curzon becomes Viceroy of India
1898
Rhodes resigns as PM
1896
Milner appointed High Commissioner for South Africa
1897
France and Britain agree to recognise Britains domination of Nigeria in return for Brit
recognition of French Madagascar
1890
Indian Civil Service acknowledge some degree of Indian representation on provincial
councils in reforms
1892
Partition of Bengal
1905
Second Boer War
1899
Formal annexation of Sudan
1898
Britain and Germany sign treaty establishing spheres of influence in East Africa
1890
