The Causes and Consequences of the Herero War (1904-1907)...

The Herero Wars: By Denise R. amp; Vidhi S. Causes and consequences Table of contents: 3. Introduction 4 – 6. Examples and analysis of primary amp; secondary sources 7 – 8. The causes amp; consequences of the Herero wars 9. Conclusion 10. Sources Introduction The Hereros were people living in what is now the independent nation of Namibia. Herero chiefs were independent, presiding over a decentralized tribal government, with extended families and their cattle herds spread over hundreds of miles. Germany first arrived in Africa in 1884, using the private land claims of a businessman, Adolf Luderitz, as the legal basis for establishing a protectorate over a vast desert hinterland, making South West Africa its†¦show more content†¦On the 104th anniversary of the rebellion this month, Anna Rosenberg traces native resistance to German rule in South West Africa (now Namibia).† - Samuel Maharero in Namibia: Lets Die Fighting Rather Than Die of Maltreatment * This quote is an excerpt of a book, in which Samuel Maharero (leader of the Herero tribe) expresses his frustration by writing it down before the rebellion in 1904. In that period of time he was still working on his plans on the rebellion, and he was becoming more and more fru stration about the maltreatment of his people and the Germans making his country their territory. The conditions the Herero were living in were so bad that he had already taken dying into consideration either way. It seems that he is not afraid of dying. He knew that his people didn’t have armory as advanced as the Germans did and that their chances for victory were very slim, but he took the risk because in his opinion it was worth it to die fighting a hopeless case than to die from maltreatment. He feared that the Germans would rot out the Herero and make Namibia entirely theirs, and he sees no other way to avoid fighting. â€Å"I was present when the Herero were defeated in a battle in the vicinity of Waterberg. After the battle all men, women, and children who fell into German hands, wounded or otherwise, were mercilessly put to death. Then the Germans set off in pursuit of the rest, and all those found by theShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pages Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and Expanded Edition E SSAYS ON _ T WENTIETH- C ENTURY H ISTORY Edited by Michael Adas for the American Historical Association TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS PHILADELPHIA Temple