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The British Empire Quiz
Ten questions on how Britain built the largest empire in history and how it came apart, from the East India Company's victory at Plassey to the Suez Crisis.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and a photo
About this quiz
The quiz follows the British Empire from a trading company in Asia to its peak after the First World War and its retreat after 1945. It covers the battle that won Bengal, the end of slavery in the colonies, the wars with China, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Boer War, Gandhi's campaigns, the fall of Singapore and Suez.
It opens with three easier questions. Most of the rest ask why something happened rather than when, and several answers cut against the flattering version of the story.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who led India's independence from British rule through nonviolent resistance called satyagraha.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is Britain's naval force, founded in 1546, which dominated the world's oceans for over a century and helped build the British Empire.
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 war in which Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt over the Suez Canal and were forced to withdraw by the United States.
