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Who helped create and shape German East Africa? - Coggle Diagram
Who helped create and shape German East Africa?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser of Germany
Millitary oriented leader
Escalated the Anglo-German naval arms race
Weltpolitik policy
Securing Germany's place as a great power through overseas colonies
Colonialism in Africa
Ruler of Germany during WW1
Paul-Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
"Lion of Africa”
German General
Held back other colonial troops from invading German colonies
Gustav Adolf Von Götzen
Governor of German East Africa
Maji Maji Rebellion,
Killed 200,000 - 300,00
Lost 400 of his own troops
German East African explorer
Otto Von Bismarck
Gave Peters Charter to establish German East Africa
Iron Chancellor
Founder of the german empire - unification
Disliked colonialism, but did it anyway because of mass opinion
Karl Peters
Established the German East Africa Company
Created the Society for German Colonization
Convinced local Chiefs to sign over land to them
Explorer and Reichskomissar for Tanganyika