Zimbabwe struggles with Britain

Question 1

Was Zimbabwe a Settler Colony?
why was it a settler colony ?
why was it called Southern Rhodesia

Answer 1

• yes
• Elevation was very high and the climate was cool
• So a large number of British migrated and became a settler colony
• Named after Cecil Rhodes

Question 2

Unilateral
What makes them unilateral
Who was their leader

Answer 2

- They declared their independence without the British government
Ian Smith (settler Leader)

Question 3

What did this make the Zimbabwian people do?

How did they try to get their land back?

Answer 3

Zimbabwe people had no choice but to create a movement

They had to get their land back through war

Question 4

How many unions were formed and what are their names?

and who were the leaders

Answer 4

Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU)
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) - Robert Mugabe

Question 5

Who created the Lancaster Agreement
and what does it consist of doing?
Didi any generations get money back? if so who?

What 3 counties are involved?

Answer 5

The U.S and British got involved and created:
The Lancaster agreement
The British government will buy back the land of the settlers and give it back to the indigenous people
They had to buy it back because generations had invested in the land
COUNTRIES INVOLVED: U.S, BRITAN, SOUHTERN RHODESIA