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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus and Indians
Columbus and his views of the Indians -
Dec 5, 1500
The Valladolid Debate
Discuss the rights and treatment of a colonized people by colonizers. -
Period: Dec 5, 1500 to
Timespan
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The Tasmanians
The war between the British and Tasmanians, killing alomst all the natives. This is a picture of the last full blooded native. While British colonizers and present day historians use the appellation "Tasmanians" to refer to the aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as Tasmania, this was not the term these people used to refer to themselves -
The Governor Arthur
In spite of the claims apparently made in Governor Arthur's timber panels, Arthur declared martial law in 1928. The Tasmanians were now forbidden from making their seasonal journeys across their traditional hunting grounds. They were no longer protected by common law and the military was authorised to shoot and kill Tasmanians on sight. A reward of five pounds for an adult and two pounds per child was offered for the capture of any Aborigine, injured or not. -
GSWA Genocide
Congress of Berlin: formalizes the major European powers' “Scramble for Africa” including an up-and-coming powerhouse, Germany, under Otto von Bismarck. -
The Omaheke Desert
At the battle of Waterberg, von Trotha had hoped to completely destroy the Herero in a single battle. His plan involved surrounding the Herero encampment with six different detachments and bombarding the Herero with artillery and grenades. -
Armenian Genocide
Young turk goverment killed over a million Armenian people for their religion. The laws and treatment towards the Armenians were very unjust and cruel causing many of them to die. -
Congo Genocide
This is also known as "Africa's World War"
