COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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10, 000
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15, 000
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5, 000
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2, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -To face them, the Germans had around 6, 000 colonial soldiers. The prime minister of South Africa, Louis Botha, organised an attack from several directions, including a landing of troops at Swakopmund.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 229, 000 South Africans, of which 21, 000 were black, participated in the allied effort against Germany and its allies in World War l between 1914 and 1919. Black South Africans, however, were considered unfit to serve as combatants because of their skin colour.
Detailed explanation-3: -In East Africa, 27, 000 South African troops joined the Allied forces in fighting against the Italians and their allies.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is estimated that during the peak of military operations in 1916 the German colonial state conscripted some 45, 000 African members of carrier corps.