Question 1

What was the main reason for the decline of the British empire?

Accepted Answer

Economic problems

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Military defeat

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Social unrest

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Political instability

Question 2

What was the largest country in the British empire?

Accepted Answer

India

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South Africa

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China

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Australia

Question 3

When did the British empire begin?

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1600s

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1900s

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1700s

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1800s

Question 4

What was the British East India Company?

Accepted Answer

A trading company that controlled India and parts of Southeast Asia

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A British military unit

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A political party in India

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A religious organization in India

Question 5

What was the 'White Man's Burden'?

Accepted Answer

The idea that it was the duty of white Europeans to civilize and modernize non-European peoples

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A piece of legislation in Britain

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A religious movement in India

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A military operation in Africa

Question 6

Who was the first British monarch to hold the title 'Empress of India'?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

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King Henry VIII

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Queen Elizabeth I

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King George III

Question 7

What was the Amritsar Massacre?

Accepted Answer

The killing of unarmed Indian protesters by British troops in 1919

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A religious ceremony in India

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A political rally in India

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A battle between British and Indian troops

Question 8

What was the Commonwealth of Nations?

Accepted Answer

An organization of former British colonies and current dependencies

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A trade agreement between European nations

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A political alliance of European nations

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A military alliance of European nations

Question 9

When did the British empire officially come to an end?

Accepted Answer

1947

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1967

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1957

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1977

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