Quizlet Victorian England

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  1. Africa: English saw it as a "dark" continent
  2. Albert: Husband to Victoria
  3. Australia: Captain Cook "discovered" this land
  4. Benjamin Disraeli: Leader of the Conservatives
  5. Bobbies: Named after Robert Peel
  6. Boer War: Britain fought the Boer colonies
  7. British Commonwealth: What the British Empire turned into
  8. British Empire: The sun was said to not set on this.
  9. Canada: Self governing British dominion
  10. Charles Darwin: Developed Theory of Evolution
  11. Charles Dickens: Author of a "Christmas Carol"
  12. Charles Haddon Spurgeon: "Prince of Preachers"
  13. Crimean War: Britain and others tried to check expansion of Russia
  14. East India Company: Trade company controlled much of India at one point
  15. Edward VII: Succeeded Victoria as monarch
  16. Florence Nightingale: Nurse in war, organized nursing profession
  17. Gold, God, and glory: Reasons to expand the British empire
  18. Irish Republic: This country close to England used to be controlled by the British
  19. Maoris: Original inhabitants of New Zealand
  20. Modernism: A belief in human rationality
  21. Orange Free State: A republic that became part of South Africa
  22. Reform Bill of 1832: Gave more men suffrage
  23. Robert Peel: Founded the London Police
  24. Rudyard Kipling: Wrote "Just So Stories"
  25. Salvation Army: "Church" that tried to minister to the poor
  26. Social Darwinism: Evolution applied to society
  27. South Africa: Colonized by Dutch, captured by British
  28. Suez Canal: Why Britain wanted to control Egypt
  29. Transvaal: A republic that became part of South Africa
  30. Victoria: Queen of 19th century England
  31. William Booth: Founded the Salvation Army
  32. William Carey: Father of Modern Missions
  33. William Gladstone: Leader of the Liberals
  34. YMCA: Tried to meet physical and spiritual needs of young men