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What were the effects of the British rule in Zimbabwe?

Explain the effects of the British rule in Zimbabwe.

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John
1. Chimurenga war eroded European confidence in African leadership

2. There were many Europeans in Zimbabwe ready to take up administration jobs

3. Traditional systems of administration of the locals had been destroyed during Chimurenga war

4. British wanted to acquire full control of the economy so as to exploit the resources

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Explain six effects of colonial rule on Africans in Zimbabwe

i) Africans were subjected to force labour and taxation
ii) African social structure was destroyed s they moved to urban centres
iii) Led to the disruption of African economic activities
iv) Led to alienation of African land
v) Led to the development of good means of transport and communication
vi) Led to the rise of African nationalism
vii) Land alienation subjected Africans to abject poverty
viii) African culture was undermined as Christianity and western education spread
ix) African traditional rulers lost independence
x) Introduction of new cash crops by European settlers
johnmulu answered the question on February 1, 2017 at 13:22

Raphael
1. Development of transport and communication, trade and industry especially in settler regions.

2. African culture was undermined through family separation and migration.

3. Africans were economically exploited through taxation and forced labour.

4. As a result of introduction of cash crops by the settlers, agricultural development was enhanced.

5. Indigenous rulers in Africa lost political power.

6. Oppression and exploitation stimulated African nationalism.

7. Massive displacement of Africans from their ancestral lands.
raphael answered the question on May 2, 2017 at 14:46

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