German South-West Africa

whether or not Germany should be allowed to retain their overseas protectorates. In the last months of the war, the South African government, which was tied to Great Britain, published a Blue Book concerning the vicious nature of German colonial rule in German South-West Africa, the territory now known as Namibia. In response to what they claimed to be false accusations, the German Colonial Office published their own White Book in 1919 that addressed and refuted the charges made against them. However

Scramble for Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries encouraged many different nations to become involved in colonialism. In this time period, competing European powers carved up the continent of Africa between themselves, due to a variety of political and economic motives. Generally, these powers benefited from these land acquisitions. However, Germany’s neo-imperialist experience was unlike that of the other powers. Within the colony of Namibia, located in South West Africa, the real

We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South-West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 is a modern play addressing issues that occurred a hundred years ago. The play tells the story of the Herero people of West Africa and the vile German soldiers. Dramatic and Production/Theatrical elements are key parts that every play uses effectively. We are Proud to Present conveys the theme of how history can be recorded through one

British India and German Southwest Africa, allows for a better comprehension of genocide as defined by the UN Convention. The four cases raise question as to why we can consider the cases to be genocide, and what similarities and differences each case has. Considering the UN definition , I acknowledge all but the British Indian case to be genocide. There are multiple similarities between the mass killings and destruction of cultures in the US, Australia, and German Southwest Africa, which align with

Africa did contribute in ww 1 in many ways. South Africa have a difficult past after and before the great war. They were in war with the British before the war started and when the war started they joined the allies and fought against south west Germany. In the war Africa soldiers fought in many battles such as the Battle of Delville Wood in east Germany. They sent more than 300,000 to the war to fought against Germany and it’s allies. Before the WW 1 there was a war between the British Empire

rule. Generally, history classes do not explore colonialism outside of the United States, so it is no surprise that very few people are aware of German colonialism in Africa, let alone how Germany’s actions there served as a precursor to the Nazi policy of genocide years later. By examining the events that took place under German rule in South West Africa, one can gain a better understanding of the mentality behind the Nazi Germany genocide policy, as discussed in Isabel Hull’s article Military Culture

group whom they are targeting. Most of the time, the group that is targeted is the group that inhabits the lowest people within that countries’ society. This explicit event occurs in both with the Aborigines in Australia and the Herero/Nama in South-West Africa. Both places endured a genocide that targeted the group of people within each society that the world believed would not survive unless someone intervened on the Aborigines and Herero/Nama 's’ behalf. However as time would tell, those whom believed

so-called “evidence” presented in the Blue Book, the German Colonial Office argues that Germany’s African protectorates were acquired by peaceful means and were built upon by German enterprise and industry under a colonial policy of liberality towards other nations. They claim that, since Great Britain declared willingness to recognize German territory in African, the British cannot make the argument that South-West Africa shouldn 't have fallen into German hands, since they initially supported it during

Examine the economic arguments used to explain the partition of West Africa. In the late 1880s, only limited areas of Africa were subjected to the direct rule of Europeans. However, the next 20 years saw an increase in the confiscation of African colonies by the Europeans and by 1914 the partition of Africa had been consolidated. By 1914, with the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia, the whole of Africa had been partitioned and occupied by the imperial powers of France, Britain, Germany, Portugal

were the 1918 South African/British Blue Book, written by British administrators in South Africa, and the 1919 German White Book, authored by the German Colonial Office. The Blue Book makes the stronger argument than the White Book, incorporating court cases, accord, photographs, and native testimonies to support their case that Germany should not be allowed to keep their colonies. The Blue Book argues that former German colonies should not be returned to Germany due to the German abuse and exploitation