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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






12. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






14. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






16. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






22. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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