After this European country tried to force its colonial subjects to grow cotton, it faced a revolt led by the mystic Kinjikitile Ngwale, who claimed he could turn bullets into water.
After this European country tried to force its colonial subjects to grow cotton, it faced a revolt led by the mystic Kinjikitile Ngwale, who claimed he could turn bullets into water. This colonial power faced the Maji Maji Rebellion in 1905, around the same time that its forces won the Battle of Waterberg in order to drive the Herero people into the desert. Before being passed to (*) Belgian rule, Rwanda was a colony of this country, which unsuccessfully challenged French influence by sending gunboats to Agadir and Tangiers in the two Moroccan Crises. All of its colonies, including modern-day Namibia and Tanzania, became League of Nations mandates after World War I. For 10 points, name this country that aggressively expanded its colonial empire under Wilhelm II.
After this European country tried to force its colonial subjects to grow cotton, it faced a revolt led by the mystic Kinjikitile Ngwale, who claimed he could turn bullets into water.
Germany [or German Empire; accept German Reich or Second Reich]