The Zulu War was fought in the 1880s between the Zulu kingdom and the British as the Zulus sought to maintain their independence in South Africa. In the early 1800s, Shaka Zulu created a powerful Zulu kingdom and fought off encroachment by Dutch settlers. However, after Shaka's death in 1828, his successors were unable to prevent the British from taking control of the region in the 1880s during the Zulu War, making it part of the British Empire.

2.  The ZuluWar was fought between the
imperial nations and African countries fueled
by nationalism.
 The war was fought between the Dutch,
English, and people of Africa for the land and
the resources.

3.  In the early 1800s,
Shaka created a
kingdom in South
Africa.
 Son of the previous
chief
 Violently waged a war
against other locals
and burned their
villages

4.  The Boers, Dutch
settlers also known
as Afrikaners, began
encroaching in the
Zulu Lands.
 Shaka Zulu led the
Zulu tribe against
the Boers, to keep
them from taking
over.

5.  He was murdered by his own half-brother in
1828.
 Although he kept the Dutch out, his
successors could not keep the British out of
the area.

6.  In the 1880s, the Zulu
War was fought
against the British as
the Zulus sought to
retain independence,
illustrating their
growing nationalism.

7.  The Zulu did not have the weapons to fight
the British.
 The English took control and the region
became another part of the growing British
Empire.