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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






5. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






11. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






43. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






44. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






49. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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