Complete the sentence about Barka, Oman with the correct year: Barka was seized by rebels at the outbreak of the Muscat rebellion, but were driven from the town by HMS Fox and HMS Dartmouth in ______.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1914
Barka was seized by rebels at the start of the Muscat rebellion but they were driven out by HMS Fox and HMS Dartmouth in 1914. Barka also had a community of Indian merchants in the 1910s.
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