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World History: South Africa

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1. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






6. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






7. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






10. Capital of Boer state 'Orange Free State.' Captured within a year of the 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. Center of gold industry in South Africa - also largest city.






13. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






48. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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