HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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What colony was known as the “Jewel in the Crown”
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India
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Ethiopia
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South Africa
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Kenya
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Once called the jewel in Britain’s crown, India was one of the most important colonies in the British Empire since the late eighteenth century.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1858 India formally became a direct possession of the British Crown, and become known as the Jewel in the Crown. To justify their rule, the British argued that they were going to bring superior European culture and political institutions into a backward continent.
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