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World History: South Africa

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






2. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






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






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






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






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


8. 1895 - British raid into Transvaal led by Dr. Jameson - supported by Cecil Rhodes. Defeated by Afrikaners.






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






10. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






15. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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


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






20. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






24. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






27. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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