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World History: South Africa

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1. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






23. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






25. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






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






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






29. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






32. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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