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What were some examples of African resistance to European imperial expansion?
On May 29, 2024
A strong answer would include
-a discussion of the conflict between the United Kingdom and the Boers that culminated in the Boer War in South Africa from 1899 to 1902.
-an explanation of Abyssinia's defeat of Italy at the Battle of Adowa in 1896,the first African defeat of a European army in the field.
-a description of the Mahdi's fundamentalist Islamic and national revolt,and his forces' defeat of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1884.
-an explanation of the "weapons of the weak," such as riots,individual subversion,foot-dragging,and pretending not to understand.
-a discussion of the development of art,including dance,theater,and song,in which Africans ridiculed Europeans.