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World History: South Africa

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1. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






31. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






35. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






39. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






44. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






46. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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