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Identify two roles of religion in the chimurenga uprising of 1896-1897.

Answer Text:
-Religious leaders attributed to natural calamities to the presence of white man.
-They claimed Mwari (their god) hated whites.
-They gave spiritual support against the whites.
-They promised the people immunity to British bullets if they remained united in fighting against the British.