Question

Was the Namibian population almost exterminated by the Germans in an act of early 20th Century Genocide?

1) True
2) False

Answer 1

The Namibian population suffered a near extermination by Germans in the early 20th Century in what is recognized as an act of Genocide. Over two-thirds of the Herero and Nama populations were killed during 1904-1905.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Namibian population was indeed nearly exterminated by the Germans in an act of early 20th Century Genocide. The Herero and Nama peoples resisted German colonialism, leading to a brutal retaliation from the German Empire during 1904 to 1905. The Herero and Nama were systematically put into concentration camps, starved, and those who survived were pursued through the desert, with the Germans poisoning water sources along the way. After the uprising of the Nama, they too suffered a similar fate. Ultimately, over two-thirds of the Herero and Nama population were killed in this tragic event, marking the first of Germany's genocides in the twentieth century.