Read this quote from the section: “In 1879 colonial authorities divided Zulu lands into 13 territories.” How could historians analyze this as a reason for lasting British victory in the Zulu Wars?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies.
Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies.

Dividing Zulu lands destroyed the productivity of their agriculture.
Dividing Zulu lands destroyed the productivity of their agriculture.

Dividing Zulu lands led to a single chief being appointed by the British to rule.
Dividing Zulu lands led to a single chief being appointed by the British to rule.

Dividing Zulu land led to British victory at the Battle of Kambula.

Answer 1

Historians could analyze the division of Zulu lands into 13 territories as a reason for lasting British victory in the Zulu Wars primarily because "Dividing the Zulu lands separated their societies and economies." This fragmentation would have weakened the Zulu's ability to organize and mobilize their resources effectively against the British forces, ultimately leading to a strategic advantage for the British in their military campaigns. By disrupting the social and economic cohesion of the Zulu people, the British made it more challenging for them to coordinate resistance or sustain a prolonged conflict.