Exercises on Madagascar and the Resistance to Neocolonialism

After the consolidation of French rule over Madagascar, a popular resistance movement emerged in the interior of the country, known for the red color of its clothes, used as camouflage. We're talking about:

a) Menalamba

b) Sampy

c) Rainilaiarivony

d) Urabists

e) Ashantis

The occupation of Madagascar, during the neocolonialist process at the end of the 19th century, was mainly due to lobbying by the colonial elite of the island of Reunion. What were the interests of this elite in promoting the occupation and colonization of Madagascar?

a) have access to the existing gold deposits in the Antananarivo region.

b) drive away the British, who had expressed intentions to invade and annex Madagascar at the Anglo-Merina Treaty meetings.

c) gain access to the island's trading posts and use it to ship the excess population in Réunion.

d) overthrow the Malagasy monarchy and establish an allied republic that would defend French interests in the issue involving the occupation of Rhodesia.

e) stop the Urabist Revolution, which had been underway in the country since 1879.

During the second half of the 19th century, Madagascar underwent a process of modernization aimed at guaranteeing the country's sovereignty. This modernization was conceived and carried out partially:

a) by Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony

b) by the Malagasy King Radama I

c) by the governor of Réunion Island Pierre Aristide Faron

d) by Queen Ranavalona I

e) by French President Jules Grévy

The French rule over Madagascar was established after two wars that weakened the country and destroyed the local economy. These conflicts between Madagascar and France became known as:

a) Franco-Malagasy Wars

b) Malagasy Wars

c) Franco-Merina Wars

d) Merina Wars

e) Menalamba War

Letter A

In December 1895, the Menalamba movement emerged in Amboanana, in central Madagascar. Its members got their name because of their red clothes, dyed with earth and used as camouflage to hide from French armies. The Menalamba movement fought against French rule and sought to rescue the country's religious traditions, called Sampy .

Letter C

The occupation of Madagascar by the French took place after the strengthening of imperialist ideals in France and after the lobby of the colonialists in Réunion. The interest was to guarantee control over the existing commercial outposts on the island's coast, in addition to guaranteeing access to the exploitation of the country's resources and, mainly, using Madagascar to send the excess population of Réunion.

Letter A

The modernization of Madagascar was led by the Malagasy Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony during the reign of Ranavalona II. Rainilaiarivony intended to modernize the country to guarantee its sovereignty and prevent it from being dominated by any European power. Thus, this prime minister reshaped local justice, promoted the purchase of weapons and ammunition, and freed local slaves.

Letter C

The French war against the Malagasy took place in two distinct phases:the first, from 1883 to 1885, and the second, between 1894 and 1895. The Franco-Merine Wars were named after them. in reference to the central region of Madagascar, where the capital Antananarivo, called Merina, is located. After the two wars, the French ratified their power over Madagascar and colonized the region until 1960.