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World History: South Africa

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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14. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






28. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






40. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






44. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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