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ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The African Peoples Organisation and the Teachers League of South Africa
… coloured elite came out strongly in support of the British war effort. They shared the same illusions that support for the war would eventually lead to their…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… for South Africa’s participation in the First World War . On 22 September the ISL was formed with W. H Andrews as … position of socialists elsewhere in the…
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… as well as the new domestic priorities in the post-war period for colonial rulers. The climate before WW2 By the … rule was achieved in 1910 shortly before…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… matters of art and of politics just after the end of the Anglo Boer War drew spontaneous cries of "hear, hear" and generated much … art which became most…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… after the Tsar's decision to enter the First World War. The Russian army was ill prepared and the war effort made matters worse. In March 1917 workers riots …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
… refers to the Boers who kept fighting the British in the war after the annexation of the Transvaal and Orange Free … word for “farmer”. In the context of…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over time the organisation became radicalised by … and decline of…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… Moshoeshoe expected them to support him and his people in war. In this way, Moshoeshoe built up his chiefdom from 25 … of this land to the Boers. He also did…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… Rebellions Against Colonial Rule Before the Second World War After 1900, Europe began to introduce changes to colonial … labour practices on white owned…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… the Transvaal for Natal, the Cape Colony and India when war broke out. It restricted Asiatics into segregated … refused trading licenses except in Asiatic…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… the King of the Baostho Moshoeshoe I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at war with the Transvaal and British colonial administrations. … destination for migrants. 1899 - 1902…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… of South Africa, their treatment after the South African War and numerous laws that controlled and restricted black movement and labour. The end of the South…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… socialism. Stalin preferred the economic policies of War Communism. He felt Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP) had … Plan of 1939 to 1942 was interrupted by…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… the nations, peoples and states. Consider the case of the war in Sierra Leone (1991-2002), often advanced as the sine … 'greed' conflicts and brutal violence…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… Moshoeshoe expected them to support him and his people in war. In this way, Moshoeshoe built up his chiefdom from 25 … of this land to the Boers. He also did…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
… and boys so they can go and work in the mines. After the Anglo-Boer war in the first ten years of the 21st century, there was a …
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… extended writing skills visit this link: www.seelb.org.uk War Communism White Army: The name given to the … fought against the Bolshevik Red Army in the…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the … Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremburg, Germany, and the…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… brothers' L 'Arroseur arrosé in Dakar. 1902 End of the Anglo-Boer Wars in South Africa. Gordon Memorial College, … in a student strike African colonial…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… brothers' L 'Arroseur arrosé in Dakar. 1902 End of the Anglo-Boer Wars in South Africa. Gordon Memorial College, … in a student strike African colonial…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… for South Africa. The SAP also had to govern while World War I was being fought from 1914 to1918 and had to deal with … for some time. The economic…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… the spread of Pan Africanism across Africa. 1967 There is war between Israel and Arab states. This war is known as “the Six Day War”. It happened as a result…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… the main issue was South Africa’s participation in World War I. 1920 The post WWI crisis shaped the conduct and … a Coalition that governed until the…
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… domination. Despite this hostility, in the Second World War the Soviets were forced to fight with the Allies, led by … against their common enemy, the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… by various causes such as the Russian defeat in the war against Japan which ended in 1905. The revolution was … economic problems continued. In 1914, Russia…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… also believed that by holding onto Namibia, the guerrilla war in Angola would be kept further away from South Africa. … the rebels back 200 miles and did…
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… History of South Africa, p.15) The first Khoi-Dutch War Rising tensions over loss of pastures between 1654 and … 1659 exploded into open conflict in the…
ArticleAfrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB)
… [Schweizer-Reneke] is where we ended and the third Boer War, another South African war, will start here again. The town has a history steeped in …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Source-based Questions
… deals with Russia’s participation in the First World War. 1. Why, according to the source, was Russia ill-equipped for the war? (3x1) (3) They lacked…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… three days after the declaration of South African (Anglo-Boer) War, W.K.L. Dickson (who had perfected the motion picture … worked for Edison) set out for…