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World History: South Africa

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






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


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






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






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






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






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






9. Leader of 500 Dutch to avenge murders of Voortrekkers






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






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






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






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






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






15. Established Dutch trade base in 1652;






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The British commander in the Boer War.