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World History: South Africa

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1. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






2. Capital of the Boer 'South African Republic.' Captured within a year of the war.






3. Brown Skinned ethnic group; occupied South Africa for over 2000 years. Two groups- San and Khoikhoi






4. Businessman made fortune in diamonds through monopoly; would later become imperialist Prime Minister in 1890






5. Dominated diamond industry along with Rhodes until 1888 - when bought out






6. The name of the Voortrekker settlement at the site of the 'Great Murder.'

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7. Blacks would go to cities on short contracts. System kept wages low - and separated race.






8. Black Skinned group of herders and farmers; moved to South Africa in about 400 CE. Could defeat Khoisan using iron and being stronger.






9. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






10. The term used by some Afrikaners to refer to the killings of Feb. 17 - 1838.






11. Natives in the Zuurveld; tougher enemy than Khoisan - being better armed and more resistant to disease.






12. Voortrekker leader tried to settle in Natal; killed by Zulus in 1838






13. Militaristic and semi-nomadic tribe in Natal. Resisted Boer and British rule.






14. Used to track control movement of Blacks in white towns.






15. Center of gold industry in South Africa - also largest city.






16. Natives in the Zuurveld; tougher enemy than Khoisan - being better armed and more resistant to disease.






17. Sites where Boer women and children were kept. 28000 died of disease - along with thousands of blacks.






18. Zulu leader after King Shaka; Orders Piet Retief and other Voortrekkers killed.






19. Dominated diamond industry along with Rhodes until 1888 - when bought out






20. Brown Skinned ethnic group; occupied South Africa for over 2000 years. Two groups- San and Khoikhoi






21. Zulu leader after King Shaka; Orders Piet Retief and other Voortrekkers killed.






22. Leader of Boer resistance to British in late 1870s and 1880s.






23. Businessman made fortune in diamonds through monopoly; would later become imperialist Prime Minister in 1890






24. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






25. Originally Dutch stopping point; founded by van Riebeeck in 1652






26. Sites where Boer women and children were kept. 28000 died of disease - along with thousands of blacks.






27. The result of European imperialism. Countries attempting to gain control of Africa and its wealth.






28. Discovered in South Africa in 1867 - source of significant wealth and economic interest for the region






29. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






30. The name of the Voortrekker settlement at the site of the 'Great Murder.'

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31. Dutch company with trade interest in Asia; set up base to resupply trade ships






32. Capital of Boer state 'Orange Free State.' Captured within a year of the war.






33. The British commander in the Boer War.






34. Between 1860 and 1900 - British set up plantations in Natal. Had to bring workers from India.






35. Site where Boer resistance defeated the British in 1881.






36. Center of gold industry in South Africa - also largest city.






37. The English translation of the ANC name for its underground guerrilla network - 'Umkhonto we Sizwe'






38. Khoisan group; known for hunting. Also called 'Bushmen'






39. Capital of Boer state 'Orange Free State.' Captured within a year of the war.






40. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850 - located along Orange river






41. Area in the SE of South Africa; Good grazing land - but herds need to move. Reached by whites in 1770's






42. Site where Boer resistance defeated the British in 1881.






43. Leader of Boer resistance to British in late 1870s and 1880s.






44. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






45. Black Skinned group of herders and farmers; moved to South Africa in about 400 CE. Could defeat Khoisan using iron and being stronger.






46. The dates - respectively - of the killings ordered by Dingane of Piet Retief's party and another group of almost 300 Voortrekkers.






47. Voortrekker leader tried to settle in Natal; killed by Zulus in 1838






48. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






49. Khoisan group; known for herding cattle. Also called 'Hottentots'






50. Racial mix of Dutch settlers (Afrikaner) and Khoikhoi (African)