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World History: South Africa

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






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






3. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






5. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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

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






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






12. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






13. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






16. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






28. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






30. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






31. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;