🌍ap world history: modern review

Cape to Cairo railway

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A British-constructed railway extending from Southern Africa northward, used to extend British imperial control across the African continent.

AP course connection

Topic 6.2: 6.2 Expansion of Imperialism

Unit 6

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