What is Maji Maji Rebellion?
{{nosources|date=May 2024}} {{Complex}} The Maji Maji rebellion, sometimes called the Maji Maji War, occurred from 1905 to 1907 and was an armed rebellion against [[Germany|German]] colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day [[Tanzania]]). It was initially triggered by a German policy designed to force the indigenous population to grow [[cotton]] for export purposes. The war resulted in 250,000–300,000 total dead, mostly civilians from famine. [[Category:1900s in Africa]] [[Category:History of Tanzania]] [[Category:20th century in Germany]] [[Category:Rebellions in Africa]] [[Category:20th-century rebellions]] [[Category:1900s conflicts]]