History course · coming soon

The Rise of Nationalism

From Hendrik Witbooi to Samuel Maharero: the first organised resistance, the 1904 to 1908 war and genocide, the fall of the kings, and the funerals and petitions where a national idea was born.

5 modules · in production

Modules

1

Witbooi's letters

Hendrik Witbooi, the Gibeon captaincy, and resistance in writing and in arms.

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2

The war of 1904 to 1908

The Herero and Nama war against German rule, and the genocide that followed.

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3

The fall of the kings

Nehale lyaMpingana, Mandume yaNdemufayo, and the end of the old order.

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4

Exile and return

Samuel Maharero's exile, the 1923 funeral in Okahandja, and what it started.

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5

Petitions and seeds

Chiefs' petitions, early associations, and the road toward a national movement.

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How this course works: each unit is a short read followed by a quick quiz. Pass the quiz, earn XP, and it counts toward the same streak and daily plan as your language path. Sources are listed at the end of every unit and linked in the Library.