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Story of the World, Volume 4; Chapter 3 Review

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  • How long did it take Dost Mohammad to rebuild his kingdom after the British invasion?
    It took him over fifteen years.
  • What happened to the Indian-British army at Kabul?
    They grew unpopular and decided to leave the city, but Afghan fighters completely destroyed them during the march back to India.
  • Between what two countries did Afghanistan lie?
    Afghanistan lay between Russia and India.
  • After fighting for ten years, what title did Dost Mohammad Khan earn?
    He became Amir, or Commander, of Afghanistan.
  • What did Stanley say when he say Livingstone?
    "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
  • What was Livingstone's job title?
    He was a consul.
  • Why was the leader called Durrani ?
    His rule was as valuable as a jewel. OR He drove the Persians out of his country.
  • Why did Russia and Britain both want Dost Mohammad as an ally?
    Neither country wanted the other country to control Afghanistan, because it lay between Russia and British India.
  • What happened to Livingstone's body after he died?
    His heart was buried under a tree in Africa, and the rest of his body was sent back to England.
  • What country's soldiers did Mirwais Khan drive out of Afghanistan?
    Mirwais Khan drove the Persians out of his country.
  • In what city, located on the southern coast of Africa, did the Dutch and British live and trade?
    The city was Cape Town.
  • What happened to Livingstone in the town of Mabotsa?
    He was attacked by a lion.
  • How long did Dost Mohammad rule over an independent Afghanistan, once he drove the Persians out of the west?
    He ruled for fourteen days.
  • Why did the British want to lend Dost Mohammad money?
    They wanted him to be in debt so that they could control him.
  • What job did the government of Great Britain offer Livingstone?
    The government offered him the job of finding trade routes into Africa.
  • What happened to Dost Mohammad when the British and Indian army invaded?
    He had to flee into India.
  • Why did Henry Morton Stanley go to Africa?
    He wanted to find Livingstone, because Livingstone had been missing for so long.
  • After David Livingstone arrived in Cape Town, where did he go next?
    He traveled northward, into the center of Africa.
  • What did Dost Mohammad do that angered the British, so that they decided to invade Afghanistan?
    Dost Mohammad asked Russian soldiers to help him drive the Indians out of the south of Afghanistan.
  • Why did Livingstone hope to find rivers and other trade routes into the center of Africa?
    He hoped that Europeans could come in and trade for ivory, salt, and other goods, rather than slaves.
  • Why did the Persian part of the Persian-Russian army withdraw from Afghanistan?
    Great Britain threatened to become an enemy of Persia if Persia helped with the invasion.
  • What did the treaty that Dost Mohammad signed with the British say?
    It said that Dost Mohammad would not attack the British, and the British would stay out of Afghanistan.
  • What practice did Livingstone learn to hate?
    Livingstone came to hate the slave trade.
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