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






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






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






5. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






8. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






9. Senior British official in the cape - initiated 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. Capital of the Boer 'South African Republic.' Captured within a year of the war.






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






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






14. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






30. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






34. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






42. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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