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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






26. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






29. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






32. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






46. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






50. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.