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World History: South Africa

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






2. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






3. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






9. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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