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The Nama and Herero tribe fought for their land to their extent because it was their right to be in Namibia not Germany’s. Germany wanted to put the Nama and Herero tribes in a reservation but the germans and settlers were outnumbered by the hereros so, they attacked a german settlement destroying homes and railroad tracks, killing several farmers (smithsonian.org). After the herero tribe had done that Von Trotha ordered that any herero member would be shot with or without a weapon if they don’t leave Namibia and surrender, he said he wouldn’t salvage the women and children any longer. The germans then took another extent and took families from their homes and shot them, they put people who fled to the desert in a wasteland without food or water, and they poisoned wells to make conditions worse …show more content…
Secondly, Germany caused the Genocide for land that was proclaimed to be the Nama and Hereros territory just so they can live in riches. Thirdly, Namibia is now a poor country with a low population due to Germany murdering all of their people. So the lesson due to this Genocide is people should learn from this, to not take what isn’t yours. Don’t use violence to get what you want. Also don’t let money overtake your life and self as a person. Money and riches aren’t everything. The germans disturbed people who were at peace just for their own personal