Resistance to Imperialism

Resistance to Imperialism

In the 19th to the 20th century Europe was under the influence of imperialism. Many European countries put pressure on African countries (along with others) so that they could control and regulate trade out of that area and to receive minerals. With the European pressure on the tribes, causing them to lose territory and power, some tribes eventually resisted. In Africa the Zulu tribe fought against the British and the Dutch and put up a strong resistance, in China the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists put up resistance against the British, and in Ethiopia there was resistance to Italy’s attempt to expand their protectorate over them.
The Dutch rebellion against the British became known as the First Boer War. This rebellion occurred because the British wanted land in South Africa which was already inhabited by the Dutch who were known as the Boers. Britain tried to occupy the Dutch territory in Africa, known as the Transvaal, and the Dutch were successfully able to repel their attack. The Second Boer War was when the British eventually pushed the Dutch back into Zulu territory, the Zulu were a strong African tribe. The Zulu were able to fight off the Dutch and British for a while but were eventually thwarted by their lack of military advances.
In China the British were attempting to take over ports so they would be able to trade more freely. Although the British were strong they were unprepared for the rebellion by the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists. This Society became known to the British as the Boxers. The Boxers wanted the British Imperialistic expansion to stop so they attacked unsuspecting British people throughout China. Though the Boxers were able to take out about 200 British people, they were stopped because they believed they could perform remarkable feats. The Boxers, believing they could stop bullets, were eventually destroyed by the British army in China.
In Ethiopia the Italians were...