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Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890-1914: Imperial and colonial…
Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890-1914: Imperial and colonial policy
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Native Policy
Local elites used facilitate British rule, uphold British interests = material rewards/ positions of influence
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Dominion: control was symbolic, means preserve global power
Large landholders/ hereditary notables gained titles or privileges while co-operative middle classes favoured positions in administrations e.g. Indians: served in administration Raj
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Full civil service positions theoretically open all- applicants travel England sit examinations entry
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East Africa: Masai favoured/ rewarded cattle and tokens office e.g. badges/ caps in preference Kikuyu
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Lord Lugard (Royal Niger Company) relied trusted chiefs (the Fulani emirs) exercise governance within Uganda Protectorate
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Buganda’s Kabaka maintained autonomy, chiefs given land reward for loyalty (approach cheap, supported existing power structures/ helped legitimise British authority)
1872: South Africa’s Cape Colony self-governing form of self-government BUT British control defence, international commerce and foreign affairs
White settler colonies e.g. Canada and Australia- self-governing colonies exercised form self-government since 19th century
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