Vocabulary
Ethiopia & the battle of Adwa
Samori Ture
Tanganyika
Think Like a Historian
100

This word means refusing to accept or comply with something.

What is Resistance? 

100

Which African nation successfully defeated Italy in 1896?

What is Ethiopia

100

Samori Ture founded which empire?

What is The Wassoulou Empire

100

What colonial policies caused resentment among many people in Tanganyika?

What is Forced labor, taxation, and land seizure by German settlers.

100

According to the article, what misconception do many people have about resistance to colonialism?

What is That resistance was mostly large military battles.

200

This term refers to a country taking political control over another territory and exploiting it economically.

What is Colonialism?

200

Who was the Ethiopian emperor who led resistance against Italy?

What is Menelik II

200

Which European nation attempted to colonize Samori Ture's territory?

What is France

200

Why was Kinjikitile Ngwale able to unite so many different communities?

What is He used religion and a shared vision of resistance.

200

Why is  everyday resistance difficult for historians to study?

What is It often was not recorded in official documents.

300

A student describes the German takeover of Tanganyika as "the act of gaining control of a territory through force." What vocabulary word best fits this description?

What is Conquest? 

300

Who helped unite different ethnic groups and encouraged resistance against Italy?

What is Empress Taytu

300

What two groups did Samori successfully unite?

What is Merchants and traditional rulers

300

How did resistance in Tanganyika change after direct military confrontations proved ineffective?

What is Rebels shifted to guerrilla warfare and ambushes.

300

Compare Samori Ture and Kinjikitile Ngwale. What was one similarity in their resistance efforts?

What is Both united people against colonial rule.

400

The resistance movement in Tanganyika struggled at first because different communities fought separately instead of working together. Which vocabulary word describes this situation?

What is Fragmented 

400

How did the Italians initially try to gain control of Ethiopia before invading?

What is by using a misleading treaty.

400

What military weakness made it difficult for Samori to defeat the French?

What is He lacked artillery.

400

Why were early resistance efforts in Tanganyika unsuccessful?

What is They were fragmented and faced a better-organized German military.

400

What common challenge did Samori Ture and the Tanganyikan resistance face?

What is European military superiority and resources.

500

People in a colony organize a large-scale rebellion against the government after years of unfair treatment. Which vocabulary word best describes this event?

What is Uprising?

500

Why is the Battle of Adwa considered one of the most important anti-colonial victories in African history?

What is Ethiopia defeated a European power and remained independent.

500

What does Samori's decision to relocate his population reveal about his resistance strategy?

What is He was willing to sacrifice territory and resources to continue resisting French control.

500

What does the Tanganyika case suggest about the relationship between unity and resistance?

What is Greater unity increased resistance efforts, but unity alone could not overcome European military advantages.

500

Based on all three case studies, which factor appears most important for successful resistance: leadership, unity, military strength, or geography? Defend your

What is Accept any well-supported argument.