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(South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Rhodesia) - Coggle Diagram
South Africa
Men on the spot
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He wanted to attract British settlers to the region: balance of British SA, expand empire, cape to cairo
The annexation
The transvaalers could no longer go on alone due to a new military threat from the Zulus which rushed the Transvaalers to accept annexation to the British Crown
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The Boers refused to sit and wait and they attacked a British force at Majuba Hill but Gladstone refused to avenge it
Two Conventions were signed but the Transvaal was precluded from certain acts which was economically damaging to other South African States
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Strategy
The vast area of Bechuanaland was an infertile land but held the 'Missionaries Road', the South African Suez Canal
The British were interested in the Cape as a staging post for India and preferred to have the least amount of responsibilities interior of the country
East Africa
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Trade and Economy
Coal, iron and timber were all sought in Africa in order to feed the demands of British industry
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