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World History: South Africa

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1. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






2. The British commander in the Boer War.






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






4. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






7. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Voortrekkers and black allies fight Ndebele people 1836






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 1899-1902 British fighting the Dutch. British victory by Dutch surrender - giving gold mines to England.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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