Cecil Rhodes

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Cecil Rhodes born?July 5, 1853
2. When did Cecil Rhodes die?March 26, 1902 (age 48)
3. Where was Cecil Rhodes born?Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
4. Who was Cecil Rhodes?Cecil Rhodes was a rich businessman from England who made a lot of money from diamonds and used it to help grow the British Empire in Africa.
5. What did Cecil Rhodes do with his diamond money?He used his wealth to buy many diamond mines, founded De Beers, and later used the money to expand British rule in southern Africa.

Mining Magnate: An individual who possesses great wealth and power in the mining industry.
British South Africa Company: A chartered company founded by Rhodes to colonize and exploit vast territories in southern Africa.
Cape to Cairo Railway: An ambitious, partially realized railway project intended to connect British territories from South Africa to Egypt.
Dispossession: The act of taking away someone's property or land, often through force or unjust means.