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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






6. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






7. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






8. Senior British official in the cape - initiated the Boer War.






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






10. Discovered in South Africa in 1886. Richest gold mines in the world produced economic booms and grew Johannesburg into large city






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Site of December 16 - 1838 battle where 500 Boers defeated 10000 Zulus - killing 3000






18. 'Scattering of Peoples' The result of Zulu attacks on Natives - who fled inland.






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






20. One of two Boer states in the interior by 1850






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






36. Zulu chief and military leader; conquered a lot of land around the Tugela and Pongola Rivers. Murdered in 1828 and succeeded by Dingane.






37. Laws requiring Khoikhoi to carry passes in order to work on white farms.






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






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






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






41. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






45. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






48. 'Scattering of Peoples' The result of Zulu attacks on Natives - who fled inland.






49. Afrikaners choosing to trek inland rather than be subjected to English rule. Moved in areas vacated during the Difaqane






50. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836







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