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ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… the British MI5 & MI6 services can be traced back to the Anglo Boer War. With the Cold War beginning, it was clear that … that Danie Theron was one of the…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… the Treaty of Vereeniging of 31 May 1902, which ended the Anglo-Boer War and laid the basis for the adoption of South Africa's … up a final Constitution. The…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… the supposed ‘land claim’ that seems to have ignited the war between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu’s. The mutilated … claim that it disappeared in 1900…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… had no vote, nor were white women enfranchised. The Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 (also called the South African War) had decimated the South African economy…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… of humanity' to benefit from 'the civilising influence of Anglo Saxon rule' . In 1929, an Australian anthropologist … Aboriginal population, which they…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… promise that fighting would stop if this happens. When the Anglo-Boer War I is successfully concluded, a triumph in Kruger's … a compromise with Sir Charles…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… to engage in the mining industry. Before the South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2), these foreigners were treated as outsiders ( …
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… her husband has become in South Africa. 1899 October, The Anglo-Boer War is declared. December, The Natal government reverses its … for Chamberlain’s visit,…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… demanding times that followed the Second World War. Fehr’s milieux, like those of his antecedents, and … on the outer edge of the Cape Colony. Early in the…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… by British forces in 1879. The British then provoked a war with the Zulu Kingdom in 1879, defeated them, and annexed … and how important their skills were to…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… colonial rule, commonly known as the Third Frontier War (1799-1803). These Khoi ex-servants rebelled against … Natal, India and other parts of the Indian…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… in economic power. The organisation thrived after the war, and grew exponentially, to become a dominant political … the English Imperial Banks (Standard and…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… such as drought, diseases and the impact of the Second Anglo-Boer War , namely Milner’s Scorched Earth policy that left farms …
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… 19th century South African History. The first frontier war broke out in 1780 and marked the beginning of the Xhosa … into South Africa by the British…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… are merchants and hawkers. 11 October, Beginning of the Anglo Boer War/South African War . Blacks are evacuated from the Transvaal. The majority …
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… were against South African participation in World War 1 on the side of the British. Therefore, when South … should be invaded. The economic depression after…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… the British and the Boer republics ended the Second Anglo Boer War . This period saw a cordial relationship being forged … the country illegally, mostly at…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… The out break of the First World War had profound consequences for the development of socialist labour politics in South Africa. Before the war, the Labour…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… that had existed between the two groups since the bloody Anglo-Boer war of 1899-1902. The English media referred to the team as … thrown Afrikaners into…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… Nelson Mandela was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza … In July 1918, when Mandela was born, the First World War was…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… then answer the questions that follow. Source A "The Cold War was a state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are camping on … prevents any spread of the disease. 1902…
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
… "The past week will long be memorable amongst Anglo Natalians. At last, after the discussion of years and …
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… 2012] Until 1750 (29 years before the First Frontier War), migrant farmers rapidly advanced rapidly into the … in 1778 less than a year into the First…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… Africa rose up against the German colonisers in a war of rebellion. This war, and the extermination order issued by General Lothar von … recently invented…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… The outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 had profound consequences for the … of socialist labour politics in South Africa. Before the war, the…
ArticleThe Western Front
… At the outbreak of the First World War, Germany put into operation the Schlieffen Plan . This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… continued to use the land for grazing. The First Basotho War Further conflict occurred after JN Boshof; President of … However, these discussions only led to…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War Issue In February 1933, the two main white political … brought no unity, either ideological or…
The Battle of Square Hill
… Participation as combatants in the First World War was reserved for men of “European descent”. [i] According … (APO) to raise an armed corps for the First…