Maji Maji Rebellion

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/maji-maji-rebellion

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the conflict dates?1905-1907
2. What is the geographical arena?German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania)
3. Why did people in Tanzania want to stop growing cotton for the Germans?The German rule made them give up their own farms to grow cotton for export, causing food shortages and hard work.
4. What was the magic water that people believed could protect them?They called it 'Maji Maji' and thought drinking or putting it on their skin would stop bullets from hurting them.

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Self-Determination: The right of a people to choose their own form of government and political future.