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World History: South Africa

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






2. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






36. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






38. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






40. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






43. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






45. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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