British Empire

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What year was the Indian Mutiny?

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1857

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Burton and Speke were looking for the source of which river?

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The Nile

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Who wrote 'King Solomon's Mines'?

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Rider Haggard

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Name of the High Commissioner who provoked war with the Zulus in 1879?

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Bartle Frere

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Name of the battle at which Zulu impis defeated British redcoats?

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Isandlwana

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Which of the following is Joseph Chamberlain?

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Front

Which Prime Minister authorised the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882?

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Gladstone

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At what battle were British forces defeated by the Boers in 1880?

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Majuba Hill

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Which region of India did Viceroy Curzon partition in 1905?

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Bengal

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What was the status of Egypt in the British Empire from 1882 to 1914?

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a veiled protectorate