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World History: South Africa

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






2. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






4. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






10. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






13. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






39. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






50. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836