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World History: South Africa

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1. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






11. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






25. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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

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






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






32. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






34. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The British commander in the Boer War.






42. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






44. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






46. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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