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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






6. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






7. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






8. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






48. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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