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Flashcards by Lauren Le Prevost, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lauren Le Prevost
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What year did Britain acquire Malta? | 1815. |
| Who captured Matla? | Napoleon. |
| How did the local population respond to the French garrison? | The local population rebelled against the French garrison, and asked Britain for help. |
| What year did Nelson blockade Valetta, the capital? | 1799. |
| What year did the French surrender? | 1800. |
| When did the port become a major naval base? | When the Suez Canal opened, 1869, placing it on Britain's main seaway to India. |
| Despite it only really being useful after the opening of the Suez Canal, Malta also, arguably, provided Britain with a position of dominance concerning what? | Concerning the Anglo-French rivalry. |
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