HISB51H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wage Labour, Pass Laws, Indirect Rule
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Hisb51 lecture 4: the rise of the developmental state and rising african. February 2nd, 2017. (read chapter 3 cooper for more insight) Why would african men voluntarily join the wat on the side of the colonial. Masters : given lump sums of money beforehand to ensure their families were secure, establish themselves via status and land (mainly beneficial for poor men) Africa was a critical provider of raw materials and sustaining the war efforts: contribution of african soldiers to the ethiopian, north african and south- east asian campaigns. 100,000 soldiers were conscripted from french west africa: contributed soldiers and resources to the war, exports increased throughout the colonies: food, cereal crops, grain, rubber etc. This put a lot of stress on small farmers because more need when war is over because countries lose a lot of colonies which increases the need to provide more resources (africa) Map image shows that germany loses its colonies in comparison to 1914 and.
