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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






4. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






7. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






10. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






16. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






18. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






21. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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47. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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)