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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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…