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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The British commander in the Boer War.






27. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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