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The End of the 1914–1918 War in Africa
Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
The end of the First World War in Africa occurred at different times across the continent as the German colonies capitulated and surrendered to the allied forces between 26 August 1914 and 25 November 1918. The experience of each territory was indicative of its colonial development and local conditions. As the war inched across the landscape so people moved between states of peace and conflict, all caught up in some aspect either directly or through the provision of food and other materials. This chapter explores different experiences across the continent and the legacy of the discussions at Versailles. ERRATUM Anne Samson and the editors of Anglica: An International Journal for English Studies wish to apologize to George Ndakwena Njung for the misspelling of his name in the in-text references and the references section (90, 92, 110).
West Africa | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)
2019
This article examines the deployment of West African soldiers for military service in West Africa, including the manner of mobilization and recruitment. By demonstrating the heavy reliance on West African soldiers for the ‘European’ conduct of the Great War campaign in the region, it shows how West Africans helped determine the outcome of war in the region. Furthermore, the frenzy of European recruitment of West African soldiers produced adverse effects on the region.
2015
This volume considers the military, economic, and political significance of Africa during World War II. The essays feature new research and innovative approaches to the historiography of Africa and bring to the fore issues of race, gender, and labor during the war, topics that have not yet received much critical attention. It explores the experiences of male and female combatants, peasant producers, women traders, missionaries, and sex workers. The first section offers three introductory essays that give a continent-wide overview of how Africa sustained the Allied effort through labor and resources. The six sections that follow offer individual case studies from different parts of the continent. Contributors offer a macro and micro view of the multiple levels on which Africa's contributions shaped the war as well as the ways in which the war affected individuals and communities and transformed Africa's political, economic, and social landscape.
University Coimbra Great War in Africa MARCH2016 .pdf
At the onset of the Great War, none of the colonial powers were prepared to do battle in Africa. None had stated their intentions to do so and there were no indications that one of them would take the step of attacking its neighbours. The War in Africa has always been considered a secondary theatre of operations by all conflicting nations but, as well shall see, not by the political discourse of the time. This discourse was important, especially in Portugal, but the transition from policy to strategic action was almost the opposite of what was said, as we shall demonstrate in the following chapters.
AFRICA AND THE EFFECT OF WORLD WAR II
The Second World War brought into focus the illegality of colonialism in Africa. It is true that most African nations became related after the war in the attempt to regain their lost sovereignty. The effect of the Second World War on Africa situation especially in the area of self-government and self-determination was very vital. It contributed more to a new political climate, the rise of nationalism and the waging of independence campaigns in various colonies as well as the new domestic priorities in the post-war period for colonial rulers. The war however saw the rise and demand for hurriedness in the process of administrative government. By the end of the Second World War, Africa has been well-equipped for the task of nation building. A quite number of African leaders played vital roles in the struggle of political independence in the 1950s. Lots of African countries gained their independence later either through decolonisation or liberation.
Africa and the First World War: Remembrance, Memories and Representations after 100 Years, 2018
History is principally concerned with the accurate description and explanation of the causes, the courses and the consequences of past events. This view of history shows unequivocally that there are connections between past events (causes), on the one hand, and present (course) and future developments (consequences), which establish a process of change in continuity. These relationships indicate that past events influence present and future developments to a considerable degree. Relying on both primary and secondary data, this study uses the causes, course and consequences of the First World War to illustrate the connections between past (historical) events, present developments and future trends in Africa. It maintains that since all the causes of the war had already happened by July 28, 1914 when Austria declared war on Serbia, the First World War was fought largely on the basis of historical factors. It insists that certain developments that took place in the course of the war were either directly or indirectly related to the causes of the war. The paper further argues that the immediate and major consequences of the war were direct and indirect products of the causes and course of the war, and that certain developments that occurred long after the war were also influenced in one way or the other by the war and so were also either directly or indirectly related to the causes and courses of the war. The paper stresses that the First World War, thus, establishes a chain of connections between the African generations that lived before (past-causes), during (presentcourse) and after (future-consequences) the war, inasmuch as there were connections between the causes (past), the course (present) and the consequences (future) of the conflict. Finally, in the light of these observed connections and their implications, the paper concludes that it is crucial for the contemporary African generation to pay more attention to the systematic study and reconstruction of the past in order to understand the present and the future in their appropriate contexts.