African Resistance

“The history of South Africa is a history of Africans, Dutch, and British clashing over land and

resources.”

Cecil Rhodes• British businessman• Owner of largest

diamond mining company– De Beers Mining

Co.

• Interested in southern Africa

Cecil Rhodes• 1890—became

Prime Minister of the Cape Colony– Why is this

significant?

• Cape to Cairo• And the seeds of

the Boer War had been planted…..

~What does this political cartoon represent?

~Is this in favor or against imperialism? Why?

The Boers & Zulu

• Who were they?• Where did they come from?• Where did they live?• Who was their leader?

The Zulu Tribe & their Leader

Zulu• Tribe of South African

people• Resisted both the

Boers & British• Lost homeland &

freedom by 1879– Series of local wars

Shaka• Shaka—Zulu chief

– Successful leader– Strong army– Resisted British Rule

• After Shaka…– Effects of Shaka’s

death

Shaka Zulu

The Boers• “Afrikaners”

• Decedents of Dutch settlers

• Boer = Farmer– What & why did they

farm?

• Congress of Vienna (1815)

The Boer War

•Britain takes over Cape Colony in 1800s

•British and Boers clash over land

•2 wars•1880-1881•1899-1902

Menelik II • Emperor of Ethiopia• Pitted Italy, Britain,

and France against each other.

• Built up military & weapons

• Treaty with Italy• Battle of Adowa

(1896) War with Italy

What is the significance of these resistant movements?