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World History: South Africa

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






2. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






4. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






16. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






44. The British commander in the Boer War.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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