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?