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Empire 1857-1890 (INDIAN MUTINY (CAUSES (low pay of sepoys, mixed castes),…
Empire 1857-1890
INDIAN MUTINY
1857
B newspapers exaggerate heroism of B and cruelty of I sepoys
alters public opinion bc newspapers
CAUSES
low pay of sepoys
mixed castes
CONSEQUENCES
gvmt of I act
1858
EIC dissolved
territories passed onto the crown
no different to before
s/o opal fruits
EGYPT
SUEZ CANAL
1859 - france starts building suez canal company
1869 - finishes building
super important
t&c - provides vital route
used to have to go round cape but now = direct access to the east
used from 1869-1956 w/ suez crisis
ben disraeli buys 45% shares w/o consulting lol
it's all ok tho bc suez
:<3:
SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA