Give the reasons why the British applied direct rule Zimbabwe.
Answer:
-There was a high number of Europeans in Zimbabwe.
-They desired to completely control the economy of Zimbabwe so as to maximize their profit.
-To ensure a complete control of Africans by ending African resistance.
-Existence of British South African Company (BSAC) personnel on the ground who were familiar with the area as well as the British system of administration.
-The British South African Company (BSAC) had enough finances to pay the British administrators.
-The Chimurenga wars had ended the European confidence in traditional African leadership.
-Destruction of the traditional system of administration and the indigenous political institutions e.g. the lndunas.
-They desired to completely control the economy of Zimbabwe so as to maximize their profit.
-To ensure a complete control of Africans by ending African resistance.
-Existence of British South African Company (BSAC) personnel on the ground who were familiar with the area as well as the British system of administration.
-The British South African Company (BSAC) had enough finances to pay the British administrators.
-The Chimurenga wars had ended the European confidence in traditional African leadership.
-Destruction of the traditional system of administration and the indigenous political institutions e.g. the lndunas.
Share To Friends Via:
What impact did the southern Cushites have on other Kenyan communities? 
