East India
Trading opium, slaves, banning missionaries...
Joseph Paxton build which building that featured most of the exhibits present at the fair?
The "Crystal Palace."
Who was the Great Game fought between and what distraction caused them to turn their attention elsewhere?
Russia and Britain (and Afghanistan) who eventually turned their armies towards the growing nation of Germany.
What is a sepoy?
An Indian soldier in the British militia.
Give one of Russia's reasons for starting the Crimean War against the Ottomans.
To establish the Orthodox Church over the Holy land.
To gain control of Istanbul and the Mediterranean Sea.
To gain Ottoman territory.
Why was tea so expensive for the Brits before the intervention of the EIC?
The Ottoman trade routes were expensive to purchase from.
Which British Queen presided over the events of the Exhibition?
Queen Victoria.
Why did the British care what happened in Afghanistan?
They feared Russian sympathies would eventually form into an invasion of British controlled India.
Why did the sepoys rebel? Who won the "Sepoy Rebellion"?
They wanted better treatment: increased pay, no offshore deployments,...
The British won.
Why did Britain not side with Russia during the war?
They feared Russian dominance and also had current control over the Mediterranean Sea and did not plan on sharing.
Shareholders pool capital (money) so that they can support the expedition of a merchant/businessman. If the businessman is successful, those who funded will receive returns on their investment.
When was the Great Exhibition?
1851
What was Dost Muhammed's role in the Great Game?
He started the first internal jihad against the British and later sided with the British to keep the peace as ruler over Afghanistan.
What was the importance of the pig/cow-cartridges?
They were an offense to the customs and regulations of Muslims and Hindus in India. The sepoys began to think that the British wanted to Christianize them.
Where were the most decisive battles of the Crimean War?
The Baltic Sea (outside of St. Petersburg.)
What is another name for the East India Trading Company?
"John" Company.
How often does the World Fair happen?
Every five years.
Who was Alexander Burnes? How did he die?
He was a British spy to the Afghanis who was eventually killed by them for rumors about women and the fact that the British were occupying Kabul.
Who was Mandel Pandey and what did he do?
He was a sepoy who rebelled by himself and after he struck an officer he was arrested and hanged.
Why is it called the Crimean War?
The majority of the battles fought were in the Crimean Peninsula.
James Lancaster or Sir Francis Drake.
How many people attended the first World Fair?
Over 5 million.
What was the first war between the British and the Afghanis called?
The First Anglo-Afghan War.
Describe how the sepoy rebellion broke out.
After the corps of sepoys refused to use the cartridges, they were disbanded. Those who did not were mocked and jeered at. When rumors began to spread that they would also be made slaves. They set upon the town with arms, killing British soldiers and citizens alike.
What was the name of the Russian writer who fought in the Crimean War?
Leo Tolstoy.