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Consequences of colonial expansionism Rhodesia Ana Brandt 5T In 1888 Cecil John Rhodes obtained a Royal Charter to obtain mining rights, in what now is Zimbabwe and Zambia. He called them Northern and Southern Rhodesia, two provinces divided by the Zambezi River. Because this inquisition was acquired so fast, the British government was suspicious of Rhodes, but because Portugal and Germany were trying to obtain this land, they let Rhodes get Rhodesia. Company rule was allowed to continue in South Rhodesia until 1923 and Northern Rhodesia until 1924. When this happened North Rhodesia became a crown colony. In 1923 South Rhodesia had the possibility of joining South Africa, as the same country, but instead it became a self governing colony (this was the first British colony which was governed by Rhodesian people). In theory, the British government still had some control over Rhodesian legislation. Even though Britain wanted them to become a...

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