Guiding Questions

Please answer the following guiding questions while/after reading the obligatory text by Caroline Elkins:

1. According to Elkins, what does Niall Ferguson represent?
2. How does Elkins define "legalized lawlessness"?
3. "Britain not only created civil conflicts but also left such conflicts in its wake." (p. 27)  How does this quote relate to British rule in India? What is meant by "divide-and-rule" policies? Where do they have their historical origins?
4. Please explain: "In many ways, Churchill epitomized the imperial soldier-cum-politician."
5. "The Black Hole of Calcutta": What were the "cascading effects of this mythologized event"?
6. Why is the Trial of Warren Hastings so important for the history of the British Empire?
7. What are the paradoxes inherent in "liberal imperialism" according to Elkins?