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Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanganyika
These areas made up German East Africa. Prior to the Germans and the British invading with warships on the coast, the Portuguese had controlled the area for two centuries. At or around 1840, Seyyid Said, who was the Sultan of Oman took the East African coast. The first signs of Imperialism began in the 1880’s when Karl Peters traveled into Africa starting at Zanzibar, getting local chiefs and rulers to sign treaties. Otto Von Bismarck accepted the treaties, and confirmed that the Germans had -
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German East Africa
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Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanganyika (Continued)
claimed the land for their Imperial needs. This gave Germany the East African land, which terrified the British. -
Setting up Rule
After the Germans had created the German East Africa Company, they began to treat the people poorly. Both the Germans and the British made up these armies called East African Companies, and their job was to set up leaders for the places that they conquer, make plans for future exploring and plans to develop the region more. The East Africa Company was what Germany used to set up authority in the African colonies. Rulers didn’t travel from Germany or Britain; instead the Companies were in charge -
Setting up Rule (Continued)
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Competition
The Germans and the British fought over the lands of East Africa for more power even though they wanted the same things; they wanted things to help their Industrial Revolution progress, such as the Ivory that Buganda contained. There were also good ports on the coast; there were raw materials within East Africa for both Germany and Britain to use for their industrialized countries. -
Uprising
As a result of the imperialism, there were many revolts and uprisings. The German East Africa Company had been hurt badly, almost destroyed by 1888 because of these. The Germans wanted the Africans to plant cotton instead of their food crop in order to get money. As a result the Maji Maji uprising caused the Germans to kill around 75,000 African people made up of 20 different ethnic groups. -
Uprising (Continued)
The rule was so poor and people were treated so badly that many Africans tried to revolt and get the Germans and the British out of what was once their land. Almost all of them failed, except for Ethiopia.
