Scramble for Africa: German Colonial Expansion and Policy (1884-1914)

1. Vogelsang purchases Angra Pequena for Lüderitz

   May 1, 1883Labels: Heinrich Vogelsang, Adolf L, Angra Pequena

   • Vogelsang

2. German protection proclaimed over “Lüderitzland”

   Apr 24, 1884Labels: Otto von, L deritzland, German South

   • Britannica
   • Schutztruppe

3. Togoland protectorate established on Gulf of Guinea

   Jul 5, 1884Labels: Gustav Nachtigal, Togoland, Gulf of

   • Togoland
   • Nachtigal

4. German Kamerun claimed after Nachtigal’s annexations

   Aug 17, 1884Labels: Gustav Nachtigal, Kamerun, Cameroon coast

   • Britannica
   • Kamerun

5. Berlin Conference opens under Bismarck’s chairmanship

   Nov 15, 1884Labels: Berlin Conference, Otto von, European powers

   • Foreign Office
   • Berlin Conf

6. General Act of the Berlin Conference signed

   Feb 26, 1885Labels: General Act, Berlin Conference, international law

   • Foreign Office

7. Imperial charter issued for German claims in East Africa

   Feb 27, 1885Labels: Kaiser Wilhelm, Schutzbrief, German East

   • Cambridge J

8. German East Africa Company formed to administer acquisitions

   Apr 2, 1885Labels: German East, Karl Peters, DOAG

   • Tanzania TL
   • Colonization

9. Abushiri Revolt begins against company rule on the coast

   Aug 1, 1888Labels: Abushiri ibn, Swahili coast, German East

   • Abushiri

10. Abushiri executed; revolt effectively broken

    Dec 15, 1889Labels: Abushiri ibn, rebel leader, German suppression

    • Abushiri

11. Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty defines German–British East Africa spheres

    Jul 1, 1890Labels: Heligoland Zanzibar, Germany, United Kingdom

    • Britannica

12. Herero uprising launches major war in German South West Africa

    Jan 12, 1904Labels: Herero uprising, Herero people, German South

    • Britannica
    • Herero Nama

13. Von Trotha issues “extermination order” against the Herero

    Oct 3, 1904Labels: Lothar von, extermination order, Herero

    • Britannica

14. Maji Maji Rebellion begins in German East Africa

    Jul 1, 1905Labels: Maji Maji, German East, cotton policies

    • Maji Maji

15. Convention ends the Agadir Crisis; Germany gains Neukamerun

    Nov 4, 1911Labels: Agadir Crisis, Neukamerun, France Germany

    • Britannica
    • AJIL

16. Neukamerun transfer completed with final territorial handover

    Jun 1, 1913Labels: Neukamerun, territorial handover, Kamerun

    • Neukamerun