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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






10. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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

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






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






17. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






20. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






43. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






44. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






48. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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