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World History: South Africa

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






2. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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


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






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






6. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






17. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


31. The British commander in the Boer War.






32. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






42. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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