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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. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






4. The British commander in the Boer War.






5. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






6. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






9. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






14. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






41. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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