WORLD WAR I WAS ALSO FOUGHT IN AFRICA!

A BETTER PEACE presents "World War I was Also Fought in Africa!" Michelle Moyd and Jacqueline E. Whitt discuss the experiences of the African armies who fought on behalf of their colonial powers. This often overlooked theater saw small colonial armies built to sustain imperial rule, they mobilized quickly into larger, effective fighting forces. What motivated them to fight on behalf of their colonial power? How did the War change the relationships between the empires and their colonies? This fascinating story reminds us that World War I was indeed a "World" War.