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World History: South Africa

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1. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






14. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






26. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






29. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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

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






33. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






42. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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