“When the white man turns tyrant, it is his own freedom that he destroys” (George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant). Cecil Rhodes conquered and imperialized what was called Rhodesia and now goes by the name of Zimbabwe. Rhodes bought out lands surrounding his own and had his huge country be named after him. During the first couple years of Imperialistic rule, the natives were not happy that the minority of white men in their country were ruling over them. Over the long run there was political corruption, economic instability and social chaos, which happened later after Rhodesia changed to Zimbabwe, named after the great stones structures native to the area. Overall the imperialization of Zimbabwe lead to more problems, including corruption and
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“In the last quarter of the 19th century the driving force behind British colonial expansion in Africa is Cecil Rhodes. He arrives in Kimberley at the age of eighteen in 1871, the very year in which rich diamond-bearing lodes are discovered there. He makes his first successful career as an entrepreneur, buying out the claims of other prospectors in the region” (Gascoigne par. 10). His newly found Rhodesia made him more prosperous than anyone could imagine but at the consequence of the natives. “During the early 1890’s the company of Cecil Rhodes [British South Africa Company] has considerable difficulty in maintaining its presence in these new territories. Lobengula himself tries to maintain peace with the British, but many of his tribe are eager to expel the intruders. The issue comes to a head when Leander Jameson, administering the region for …show more content…
Michael West said in his Journal of Social History, “for 3 decades, starting in 1920 all the way to 1950, the elite African male members of the bourgeoisie fought a battle of having married women drink with with single male workers who were the bar’s main clientele” (West par. 6). Before the white colonists introduced bars, their type of alcohol and social standards, the native Zimbabweans had their wives close at hand and dependent on their husbands for any and all manners of society. . It was a quick duel with imperialism compared to other neighboring countries, “after 33 years of imperialism, Rhodesia becomes self autonomous separate from rule from an outside source. The population rose from 34,000 to 222,000 in 33 years. Political futures of the country were under discussion. Later in time, Northern Rhodesia and Rhodesia joined together to bring one country”(Gascoigne 32). There was some good that came out of imperialism, the country was united, Northern and Southern Rhodesia became one. Although peace was brought to the country for a short period of time, later problems would come to
“In the last quarter of the 19th century the driving force behind British colonial expansion in Africa is Cecil Rhodes. He arrives in Kimberley at the age of eighteen in 1871, the very year in which rich diamond-bearing lodes are discovered there. He makes his first successful career as an entrepreneur, buying out the claims of other prospectors in the region” (Gascoigne par. 10). His newly found Rhodesia made him more prosperous than anyone could imagine but at the consequence of the natives. “During the early 1890’s the company of Cecil Rhodes [British South Africa Company] has considerable difficulty in maintaining its presence in these new territories. Lobengula himself tries to maintain peace with the British, but many of his tribe are eager to expel the intruders. The issue comes to a head when Leander Jameson, administering the region for …show more content…
Michael West said in his Journal of Social History, “for 3 decades, starting in 1920 all the way to 1950, the elite African male members of the bourgeoisie fought a battle of having married women drink with with single male workers who were the bar’s main clientele” (West par. 6). Before the white colonists introduced bars, their type of alcohol and social standards, the native Zimbabweans had their wives close at hand and dependent on their husbands for any and all manners of society. . It was a quick duel with imperialism compared to other neighboring countries, “after 33 years of imperialism, Rhodesia becomes self autonomous separate from rule from an outside source. The population rose from 34,000 to 222,000 in 33 years. Political futures of the country were under discussion. Later in time, Northern Rhodesia and Rhodesia joined together to bring one country”(Gascoigne 32). There was some good that came out of imperialism, the country was united, Northern and Southern Rhodesia became one. Although peace was brought to the country for a short period of time, later problems would come to