Abstract
Tanzania is a new national entity, defined by colonial boundaries which mark it off from its East African neighbors. Despite immemorial links with her neighbors, Tanzania has developed a separate character and entity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the broadest terms, the history of Tanzania has four main strands. The first in time and in continuing importance is its African population. The second is the influence of the East, reflected in the ancient trade with Arabia, Persia, and India, the use of Swahili, the growth of Islam, and the presence of a sizeable Asian community. The third strand is the influence of the West that began some time before German colonization and has continued ever since. The fourth and final one is the movement in recent decades toward the resumption of independence. These four strands of Tanzanian history are basic to a proper appreciation of the character, society, and progress of the country. The fabric of the Tanzanian nation has many strands; just as many hands both from inside and outside, the country helped to weave them together.
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