WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Who said, “We are the finest race in the world and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race"? Rudyard Kipling.

Detailed explanation-2: -Often acknowledged by historians as a white supremacist, Rhodes explicitly believed in the superiority of white English people over all others, especially sub-Saharan Africans; he believed ardently that natives of the Cape existed in a state of barbarism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rhodes was an imperialist, businessman and politician who played a dominant role in southern Africa in the late 19th Century, driving the annexation of vast swathes of land. He founded the De Beers diamond firm which until recently controlled the global trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of Rhodes’ greatest dreams was a ribbon of red, demarcating British territory, which would cross the whole of Africa, from South Africa to Egypt. Part of this vision was his desire to construct a Cape to Cairo railway, one of his most famous projects.