HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Foreign leaders rule or control the territories
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Local leaders rule or control the territories
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Both local and foreign leaders control the territories
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indirect rule was a system of governance used by the British and others to control parts of their colonial empires, particularly in Africa and Asia, which was done through pre-existing indigenous power structures.
Detailed explanation-2: -system subsequently institutionalized as “indirect rule.” Essentially, local government was to be left in the hands of the traditional chiefs, subject to the guidance of European officers.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Indirect rule was introduced by Nigeria’s first Governor-General, Lord Frederick Lugard who felt that Nigeria would be impossible to handle if the British ruled directly. Lugard introduced the indirect rule system around the year 1906."
Detailed explanation-4: -imperialism, state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.
Detailed explanation-5: -practiced in English colonies. Indirect rule was a system where colonial powers used traditional rulers (nchiefso) as the local level of government, empowering them to tax, dispense law and maintain order.