British Ultimatum of 1890
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The British Ultimatum of 1890 was a diplomatic demand by the United Kingdom that forced Portugal to abandon its colonial ambitions of linking Angola and Mozambique in southern Africa, triggering a major political crisis and nationalist backlash in Portugal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Ultimatum of 1890 canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: British Ultimatum of 1890 Context triple: [A Portuguesa, historicalContext, British Ultimatum of 1890]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Ultimatum of 1890 Target entity description: The British Ultimatum of 1890 was a diplomatic demand by the United Kingdom that forced Portugal to abandon its colonial ambitions of linking Angola and Mozambique in southern Africa, triggering a major political crisis and nationalist backlash in Portugal.
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A.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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B.
Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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C.
Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
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D.
Asiento granted to Britain
The "Asiento granted to Britain" refers to the early 18th-century agreement, formalized in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), that gave Britain the exclusive right to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, significantly boosting British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Lytton Commission report
The Lytton Commission report was a 1932 League of Nations investigation that condemned Japan’s actions in Manchuria and refused to recognize the puppet state of Manchukuo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic ultimatum
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international crisis ⓘ |
| affected | Portuguese colonial policy in Africa ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Pink Map (Portuguese colonial project) ⓘ |
| consequenceForPortugal |
growth of anti-British sentiment
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humiliation in foreign policy ⓘ internal political instability ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
delegitimization of the Portuguese monarchy
ⓘ
rise of Portuguese republicanism ⓘ |
| countryAddressedTo | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryIssuedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1890 ⓘ |
| demandedAction |
Portugal abandon plans to link Angola and Mozambique
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Portugal withdraw from disputed territories between Angola and Mozambique ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | British military and naval power potential ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Portuguese Treaty negotiations
late 19th century European imperialism ⓘ |
| impactOnTerritorialClaims |
facilitation of British-controlled north–south axis in Africa
ⓘ
limitation of Portuguese claims in central Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfDiplomacy | English ⓘ |
| location |
Southern Africa
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surface form:
southern Africa
|
| longTermEffect |
strengthening of Portuguese nationalist discourse
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weakening of traditional Anglo-Portuguese alliance in Portuguese public opinion ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Angola
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Mozambique ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
British desire to control routes in central southern Africa
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British opposition to continuous Portuguese belt across Africa ⓘ |
| opposedAmbitionOf | Portuguese project to link Angola and Mozambique ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Portuguese nationalists ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Anglo-Portuguese relations
ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ history of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | national humiliation in Portugal ⓘ |
| preceded | further Anglo-Portuguese colonial agreements in Africa ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | 1891 Portuguese Constitution revision debates ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Portuguese colonial rivalry
ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Portuguese retreat from parts of central and southern Africa
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strengthening of British influence in central southern Africa ⓘ |
| triggered |
nationalist backlash in Portugal
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political crisis in Portugal ⓘ |
| typeOfDemand | threat of force-backed diplomatic note ⓘ |
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