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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






19. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






30. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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

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33. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836