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Chapter 11 - Colonialism in Asia and Africa - 9th Social History Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions  - Text Book Back Questions and Answers

I. Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.

________ was brought to the attention of the East India Company by Francis Light.
(a) Spice islands
(b) Java island
(c) Penang island
(d) Malacca

Answer:
(c) Penang island

Question 2.
In 1896 ______ states were formed into the Federated Malay States.
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Six

Answer:
(a) Four

Question 3.

____________ was the only part of Indo-China which was directly under French Control.
(a) Annam
(b) Tong king
(c) Cambodia

(d) Cochin-China

Answer:
(d) Cochin-China

Question 4.
The Discovery of gold in the _______ led to a large number of British miners settled in and around Johannesburg.
(a) Transvaal
(b) Orange Free State
(c) Cape Colony
(d) Rhodesia

Answer:
(a) Transvaal

Question 5.

_______ became the first European power to establish trade with India.
(a) Portuguese
(b) French
(c) Danes
(d) Dutch

Answer:
(a) Portuguese

Question 6.
Ethiopia defeated Italy at the battle of ____
(a) Adowa
(b) Dahomey
(c) Tonking
(d) Transvaal

Answer:
(a) Adowa

Question 7.
Indentured labour system was a form of _____
(a) contract labour system
(b) slavery
(c) debt bondage

(d) serfdom

Answer:
(c) debt bondage
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. .............. Conference resolved to divide Africa into spheres of influence of the various European Powers.
2. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the battle of _______ in 1896.
3. The settlement made with the zamindars of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa is _____
4. ________ was the author of a book called "Notebook from Prison".
5. ______ were money lenders in the Tamil speaking areas.

Answers:
1. Berlin Colonial
2. Adowa
3. the Permanent Settlement
4. Antonio Gramsci
5. Nattukottai Chettiyars
III. Match the following:

Answer:
1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (d)
4. (e)
5. (b)
IV. Find out the correct statement.

Question 1.
(i) Until the last quarter of the 19th century, Africa south of Sahara was unknown the world.
(ii) The coastal states of Gold Coast became a British colony in 1864.
(iii) Spain ruled the Philippines for over 500 years.
(iv) The famine of 1876-78 occurred in Odhisha.
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) is correct
(c) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(d) (iv) is correct

Answer:
(a) (i) is correct

Question 2.
(i) The French had occupied Java and Sumatra in 1640.
(ii) The Dutch began their conquest of the English Settlements by capturing Malacca.
(iii) Berlin Conference met to decide all issues connected with the Congo River basin.
(iv) The possessions of Sultan of Zanzibar were divided into French and German spheres of influence.

(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) and (i) are correct
(c) (iii) is correct
(d) (iv) is correct

Answer:
(c) (iii) is correct

Question 3.
Assertion (A): (A) In the Madras Presidency, the famine of $1876-78$ was preceded by droughts.
Reason (R): Because of the colonial government's policy of Laissez Faire in the trade of food- grains.
(a) $A$ is correct $R$ is wrong
(b) Both A \& R are wrong
(c) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct, $\mathrm{R}$ is not the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$
(d) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct, $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$

Answer:
(c) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct, $\mathrm{R}$ is not the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$

Question 4.
Assertion (A): Berlin Conference agreed to the rule of Leopold II in Congo Free State.
Reason (R): Leopold II, King of Belgium, showed interest in Congo.
(a) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$.
(b) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is not the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$
(c) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is wrong.
(d) $\mathrm{A}$ is wrong but $\mathrm{R}$ is correct

Answer:
(a) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$.

V. Answer all questions given under each heading

Question 1.
Colonialism in India
(i) When did the East India Company acquire the Diwani Right?

Answer:
The Company acquired the Diwani right in 1765.
(ii) When were the Gurkhas conquered by the British?

Answer:
The British conquered the Gurkhas in 1816.
(iii) When was slavery abolished in British India?

Answer:
Slavery was abolished in India in 1843.
(iv) When did Burma become a part of the Madras Presidency?

Answer:
There was British rule in Burma from 1824 to 1948.

Question 2.
South Africa
(i) Name the states possessed by the British in South Africa.

Answer:
The British possessed Natal, Cape Colony of South Africa.
(ii) What were the territories held by the Dutch?

Answer:
The Dutch held the states of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
(iii) Who was the Prime Minister of Cape colony?

Answer:
Cecil Rhodes was the Prime Minister of Cape Colony..

(iv) How long did Boer Wars last?

Answer:
Boer War lasted for three years from 1899 to 1902.
VI. Answer the following briefly

Question 1.
Distinguish between Colonialism and Imperialism.
Answer:

Question 2.
Write a note on Zulu tribe.
Answer:
The Zulu tribe was known for its strong fighting spirit, represented by renowned warriors like Shaka Zulu who played a prominent role in building the largest Zulu nation in south-eastern Africa.

Question 3.
State the three phases in the colonialisation of Indian economy.
Answer:
The process of the colonialisation of India can be divided into three phases:
(a) Phase I Mercantilist Capitalism
(b) Phase II Industrial Capitalism
(c) Phase III Financial Capitalism

Question 4.
Colonel Pennycuiek.
Answer:
Colonel Pennycuiek was an army Engineer and Civil Servant who also served as a
member of the Madras Legislative Council. He decided to divert the west-flowing Periyar river draining into the Arabian Sea to the east so that it could irrigate lakhs of acres of dry land dependent on the Vaigai river.

Question 5.
Explain Home Charges.
Answer:

The East India Company remitted to England what was called Home Charges - the dividends on East India's stock, interest on debt, savings from salaries and the pensions of officers and establishments and buildings in the India Office, London, transporting cost of British troops to and from India.
VII. Answer in detail

Question 1.
Discuss the economic impact of British Rule in India.
Answer:
Governor General Cornwallis, himself a big landlord in England, wanted to create landlords in India on the English model. There were already revenue farmers under the Mughals. Cornwallis came to a settlement with them, treating them as landlords. The outcome was that for the first time in India there was a class of zamindars or landlords with a right to own, bequeath and inherit land. The cultivators, on the other hand, were reduced to the position of mere tenants. The British dealt with the landlords or zamindars directly, and gave them total freedom to do what they liked with their tenants. This settlement made with the zamindars of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa is called the Permanent Settlement (1793). The Ryotwari System was a different revenue system introduced in south India.

Under the system, the peasant was the proprietor and paid tax on the land. The government dealt with him directly, without the intervention of a middleman or a tax-farmer. He was entitled to remain in possession of land acquired by him so long as he paid the land revenue. In case of default, apart from eviction and attachment of livestock, even household property or personal belongings could be attached. The Ryotwari System introduced the concept of private property in land. The individual holders were registered and permitted to sell, lease out, mortgageor transfer their right over the land.

Question 2.
Explain the process of colonisation in Africa.
Answer:
Until the last quarter of nineteenth century, Africa south of the Sahara (Sub-

Saharan Africa) was almost unknown to the outside world. The interior of Africa was unexplored. After 1875, European penetration and colonisation began on a large scale. The Berlin Colonial Conference of 1884-85 resolved to divide Africa into spheres of influence of the various European powers. European colonisation of Africa was thus accomplished smoothly, without any outbreak of war amongst major European powers. The invasion, occupation, colonisation and annexation of African territories by European powers between 1881 and 1914, the era of Imperialism, is called the Scramble for Africa or the Partition of Africa.
VIII. Activity

Question 1.
Prepare an album with pictures and images of famines that affected different parts of India during the British colonial rule.
Answer:
You can prepare the assignment using internet, under the guidance of your teacher.
Question 2.
Attempt an account of the cultural relations between India and Southeast Asia. Answer:
(i) Southeast Asia was under Indian influence starting around $200 \mathrm{BC}$ until around the 15 th century, when Hindu-Buddhist influence was absorbed by local politics.
(ii) Kingdoms in the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent had established trade, cultural and Political relations with Southeast Asian Kingdoms in Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula, Cambodia and Vietnam.
IX. Assignment

Question 1.
Arrange a debate in the classroom on the merits and demerits of the British rule in India.
Answer:
The merits of British Rule in India
In the cause of humanity:
1. Abolition of Sati
2. Destruction of Dacoits, Thugs and infanticide

3. Elimination of Pindarees and other such pests of Indian Society
4. Allowing remarriage of Hindu widows and Charitable aid in the time of famine

Demerits of British Rule in India
1. Divide and Rule Policy
2. Exploitation of resources
3. Impalement of Tax Structure
4. Loss of lives

Question 2.
Explore the impact of colonialism in British Burma.
Answer:
British rule in Burma, also known as British Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948 from the Anglo Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony and finally independence.

Additional Questions
I. Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
The term colony comes from the ___ word colonus, meaning farmer.
(a) Latin
(b) Roman
(c) Arabic
(d) Greek

Answer:
(a) Latin

Question 2.

_______ area in South East Asia was independent.
(a) Burma
(b) Siam (Thailand)
(c) Malaya
(d) Phillipines

Answer:
(b) Siam (Thailand)

Question 3.
The Portuguese conquered the great international emporium of ______ for the king of Portugal.
(a) Dutch East Indies
(b) French Indo-China
(c) Malacca
(d) Phillipines

Answer:
(c) Malacca

Question 4.
The Dutch began their conquest of the Portuguese settlements by capturing Malacca in .................
(a) 1941
(b) 1641

(c) 1741
(d) 1841

Answer:
(b) 1641

Question 5.
In 1819 _____ established Singapore as a key trading post for Britain in their rivalry with the Dutch.
(a) Albuquerque
(b) Rudyard Kipling
(c) Stamford Raffles
(d) Cecil Rhodes

Answer:
(c) Stamford Raffles

Question 6.
The _________ had occupied Java and Sumatra (Indonesia) as early as 1640.
(a) The Dutch
(b) The English
(c) The French
(d) The Spanish

Answer:
(a) The Dutch

Question 7.
During World War II _______ fell to the Japanese.
(a) Malaya
(b) Thailand
(c) Burma

(d) Phillipines

Answer:
(c) Burma

Question 8.

The ________ troops invaded Zulu territory and divided it into thirteen chiefdoms
(a) The French
(b) The Japanese
(c) The British
(d) The Dutch

Answer:
(c) The British

Question 9.
This country in Africa managed to evade European Colonialism  ____________
(a) Nigeria
(b) Ethiopia
(c) Uganda
(d) Kenya.

Answer:
(b) Ethiopia

Question 10.
The Mullai Periyar Dam Construction was completed in 1895 by an army Engineer and civil servant  ____________
(a) Colonel Pennycuick
(b) Arthur Cotton
(c) Robert Clive
(d) Governor General Cornwallis

Answer:
(a) Colonel Pennycuick
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. The term "South East Asia" has only been used since the ______
2. By 1826 ______ and had been linked with Penang to form the Strait Settlements.
3. ________ was the capital of Indo-China under the French Government.

4. Spain ruled the Phillipines for over _________ years.
5. Most Indonesians were ______________ and ________ and worked in plantations.
6. In 1890 ________ the Prime Minister of Cape Colony encouraged British expansion to the North of the Transvaal.
7. The ________ tribe was known for its string fighting spirit, in South-eastern Africa.
8. _____ was used for slave trading posts on the coast.
9. Ethiopia, with its traditional polity, was ruled by the _______
10. The Portuguese Sailor ____________ arrived in Calicut in 1498.

Answers:
1. Second World War
2. Singapore, Malacca
3. Hanoi
4. 300
5. Fishermen, Peasants
6. Cecil Rhodes
7. Zulu
8. Nigeria
9. Emperor Menelik
10. Vasco da Gama
III. Match the following:

Answer:
1. (d)
2. (e)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (c)
IV. Find out the correct statement.

Question 1.
(i) When European traders crossed the Indian Ocean at the close of the 15th century, they came for the spices of south-east Asia.
(ii) Penang Island had been brought to the attention of the East India Company by

Francis Light.
(iii) The Dutch were interested in politics but focussed on exploiting Indonesia ruthlessly.
(iv) Spain ruled the Phillipines for over 200 years.
(a) (i) is correct
(b) (ii) is correct
(c) (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) (iv) is correct

Answer:
(c) (i) and (ii) are correct

Question 2.
(i) The interior of Africa was unexplored.
(ii) The coastal states of Gold coast became a British colony in 1854.
(iii) Spain in the sixteenth century was the richest and most powerful in the world.
(iv) The British encouraged irrigation in the first half of nineteenth century.

(a) (i) is correct
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(c) (iii) is correct
(d) (iv) is incorrect

Answer:
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Question 3.
Assertion (A): The Dutch began their conquest of the Portuguese settlements by capturing Malacca in 1641.
Reason (R): After establishing a base at Batavia in 1619, they interfered in succession disputes among the neighbouring Sultans.
(a) $A$ is correct $R$ is wrong
(b) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are wrong
(c) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are correct
(d) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation of $\mathrm{A}$

Answer:
(c) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ are correct

Question 4.
Assertion (A): Money lending had been practised since time immemorial. Earlier the lenders lent at their own risk.
Reason (R): But the British enacted a law allowing them to attach land or property in default of repayment.
(a) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation for $\mathrm{A}$
(b) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is not the correct explanation for $\mathrm{A}$
(c) $\mathrm{A}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is wrong .
(d) $\mathrm{A}$ is wrong and $\mathrm{R}$ is correct

Answer:

(a) Both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{R}$ is correct and $\mathrm{R}$ is the correct explanation for $\mathrm{A}$
V. Answer all questions given under each heading.

Question 1.
Colonialism in Indonesia
(a) Who had occupied Java and Sumatra?

Answer:
The Dutch had occupied Java and Sumatra.
(b) Were the Dutch interested in politics?

Answer:
No, they weren't interested in politics.
(c) What was the focus of the Dutch on Indonesia?

Answer:
They focussed on exploiting Indonesia ruthlessly.
(d) How did they improve Indonesia from the beginning of 19th century?

Answer:
They adopted measures for the social and economic advancement of the people

Question 2.
Indentured Labour
(a) What was Indentured labour system?

Answer:
It was a form of debt bondage, a penal contract system.
(b) How many Indians were transported under this system?

Answer:
3.5 million Indians were transported to various British colonies to provide labour for the plantations.
(c) In which year was it started?

Answer:

It was started in 1843 .
(d) What was its result?

Answer:
It resulted in the development of a large Indian diaspora, which spread from the Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean, as well as contributing to the growth of IndoCaribbean and Indo-African population.
VI. Answer the following briefly.

Question 1.
How did Europe justify their colonisation?
Answer:
In world history, no continent possessed so many colonies and justified their access to the world by means of a civilising mission as did modem Europe. Practically the whole non- Westem world was under one European power or the other for about four centuries until decolonisation happened after World War II.

Question 2.
Comment on Albuquerque, the Portuguese soldier.
Answer:
Albuquerque, the Portuguese soldier who conquered Goa and Malacca, and his successors' were interested in the spice trade. Towards this end they built a chain of fortified trading stations linked by naval power. Initially, they did not interfere with the native rulers.

Question 3.
Write a short note on "Malay Settlements".
Answer:
Between 1874 and 1895 there was a civil war between the remaining five Malay States. The British intervened and signed an agreement with each of the sultans. British Residents were appointed to the courts of sultans, who had to act in accordance with the advice given by the Residents. In 1896 four of the states were formed into the Federated Malay States. In 1900 there were the Straits Settlements, the four Federated Malay States and Johore. The population was about a million, of whom, half were Malay and the remainder were Chinese. Most of the merchants, planters and workers in the ports and big plantations were Chinese. Economically Malaya was prosperous.

Question 4.
Give a short account of Burma.

Answer:
The British conquered Burma after fighting three wars. Burma remained part of India from 1886 to 1937 . Burma was administered by a Lieutenant Governor with the assistance of a nominated Legislative Council. Burma teak was shipped overseas. In addition, Burma with its rich soil became a big exporter of rice and most of south India was dependent on Burmese rice. During World War II when Burma fell to the Japanese, south India experienced acute scarcity of rice leading to a famine.

Question 5.
Who ruled the Phillippines?
Answer:
Spain ruled the Philippines for over 300 years, imposing its language, culture and religion. Consequently the population became predominantly Roman Catholic. Nationalism developed among the Filipinos during the latter part of the nineteenth century. There were two serious revolts in 1872 and 1896, which were crushed by the Spanish colonial government. In 1898, however, Spain was defeated by the United States in a war over Cuba, and as a result Philippines became an American colony.

Question 6.
What do you know about the Congo River basin?
Answer:
The Berlin Conference of 1884 - 85, also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, met to decide all issues connected with the Congo River basin in Central Africa. The conference proposed by Portugal to discuss its claim to control the Congo river basin was rejected. The general act of the Conference of 

Berlin declared the Congo River basin to be neutral and guaranteed freedom for trade and shipping for all states in the basin.

Question 7.
How did the Europeans colonise Rhodesia?
Answer:
The British South African Company founded in 1889 conducted an expedition with 600 men- each of them were promised a 3,000 acre farm. The African king was tricked into believing that all that the Europeans wanted was gold. But they had come with a definite plan of colonising the Bechuanaland. During the next ten years African opposition was crushed. White immigrants were provided with farm lands
and railways, and a telegraph system developed. The colony came to be called Rhodesia, after Cecil Rhodes.

Question 8.
How did the British emerge as a territorial power in India?
Answer:
The British conquered all the regional powers, in particular the most potential challengers, the Mysore Sultans and the Marathas, by defeating, them in three Anglo-Mysore and three Anglo- Maratha Wars. The conquest of the Gurkhas (1816), the Sindhis (1843) and the Sikhs (1849) enabled them to emerge as a territorial power in India. .

Question 9.
What does Mercantalism refer to?
Answer:

Mercantilism refers to a number of prevailing economic theories applied by the state in its effort to attain wealth and power. Spain in the sixteenth century was the richest and most powerful in the world. Spain's power and wealth were found in the treasure pouring into Spain from its colonies. The more colonies a country had, the richer it would be. In sum, European countries pursued Mercantilism as a kind of national economic policy designed to maximize their trade, especially to maximize the accumulation of gold and silver.

Question 10.
What do you mean by "The Indenture system"?
Answer:
The Indenture system was a penal contract system. The contract made punishable the refusal of an indentured labourer to work or his abstention from work, or his defiance of the orders of his master or absconding, by forfeiture of wages or imprisonment with or without hard labour.
VII. Answer the following in detail.

Question 1.
How did the British colonise South Africa? Explain the Boer War.
Answer:
In South Africa the British possessed Natal, Cape Colony, while the Dutch (locally known as the Boers) held the states of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. In 1886 the discovery of gold in the Transvaal led to a large number of British miners settling in and around Johannesburg. The Boers feared and hated the miners whom they called Uitlanders (foreigners). In 1890, Cecil Rhodes, the Prime Minister of

Cape Colony, encouraged British expansion to the north of the Transvaal. This worsened the relations between the Boers and the British. Denied of their political rights the British miners revolted. This led to the Boer War which lasted three years 

(1899-1902).
In the end the Boer army was defeated and Pretoria was occupied. The Boers suffered greatly in the war. Their farms and crops were destroyed and Boer women and children were confined to internment camps. The shortage of food, beds, medical and sanitary facilities caused the death of 26,000 people. The British annexed the two Boer states but promised self government in due course. Boer states were given full responsible government in 1907. After discussions over the years the four states finally decided to form a.union and South Africa as a state was bom in 1909 .

Question 2.
Write short notes on:
(a) Colonel Pennycuick
(b) Famine in British India

Answer:
(a) Colonel Pennycuick

Colonel Pennycuick was an army Engineer and Civil Servant who also served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council. He decided to divert the west-flowing Periyar river draining into the Arabian Sea to the east so that it could irrigate lakhs of acres of dry land dependent on the Vaigai river. Though Pennycuick and other British engineers went ahead with the construction, braving nature's fury and the dangers of poisonous insects and wild animals, the constmction was disrupted by relentless rain. Since he could not get adequate funds from the British government, Pennycuick went to England and sold his family property to mobilise money to fund the project, which was completed in 1895. The Mullai Periyar Dam continues to irrigate agricultural lands in Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts.
(b) Famine in British India.

The Bengal famine of 1770 , took a heavy toll of about 10 million people or nearly one- third of the population in Bengal. This is how British mle commenced in India. Similarly the British mle ended with a terrible Bengal famine of 1943 that claimed the lives of nearly three millions. Amartya Sen, awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998, who as a young boy saw people dying on the streets of Kolkata wrote a pathbreaking study of it.