The Maji Maji Rebellion

The Maji Maji Rebellion was an uprising in German East Africa.  When Germany obtained Tanganyika as a territory in 1898, they put in place a violent regime to keep the African colony in control.  By 1905 the African people could not tolerate the oppressive German regime any longer.  With spears and arrows in their hands, the rioters destroyed cotton crops.  The rebellion soon spread to involve twenty different ethnic groups.  In August of 1905, Maji Maji warriors attacked a German stronghold but failed to overrun it.  Germans retaliated in October killing hundreds of Ngoni people.  By 1907, 75,000 Maji Maji warriors were estimated to be killed.  The rebellion was very much unsuccessful, however it did inspire other African rebellions in the 20th century.