Consequences of colonial expansionism
Rhodesia
Ana Brandt 5T
In 1888 Cecil John Rhodes obtained a Royal Charter to obtain mining rights, in what now is Zimbabwe and Zambia. He called them Northern and Southern Rhodesia, two provinces divided by the Zambezi River. Because this inquisition was acquired so fast, the British government was suspicious of Rhodes, but because Portugal and Germany were trying to obtain this land, they let Rhodes get Rhodesia. Company rule was allowed to continue in South Rhodesia until 1923 and Northern Rhodesia until 1924. When this happened North Rhodesia became a crown colony. In 1923 South Rhodesia had the possibility of joining South Africa, as the same country, but instead it became a self governing colony (this was the first British colony which was governed by Rhodesian people). In theory, the British government still had some control over Rhodesian legislation. Even though Britain wanted them to become a federation, Rhodesians felt they hadn’t been helped by the British all over the years. In 1960 a Central African federation was set up, and was later dissolved in 1963. There was a mixture of races in that area. But Britain wanted to have black majority rule, to give them a formal independence. Rhodesians started to become upset, Britain forced Rhodesians to surrender. . In 1965, white Rhodesians declared independence from Britain, this was ignored. It was until 1980 when they held elections and legal independence was granted April 18.
