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World History: South Africa

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






2. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






3. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






7. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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

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31. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The British commander in the Boer War.






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;