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ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… for social reconstruction after the Second South African War of 1899 to 1902. The women, Florence Phillips (1863-1940) … unexpectedly, that arts and crafts…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Glossary
… of Russia designed to give them a voice in the government. War Communism : Economic policies applied by the Bolsheviks during the Russian civil war such as…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1700s
… skirmishes and attacks goes down in history as the First War of Dispossession, or the First Frontier War, between the AmaXhosa and Dutch colonists. It is the…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… in the distance. “The thunder symbolised a catastrophic war on earth which was going to destroy all sinners. Only … as they cannot condone the preaching of…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… control over all of Southern Africa through the use of war and conquest over Boer-controlled colonies and what was …
ArticleBloemfontein the Segregated city
… areas 1846-1996, with special reference to the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. University of the Free State. MA Degree. …
Zulu Community
… disarm and Cetshwayo should forsake his sovereignty. Anglo-Zulu Wars The inevitable invasion of Zululand began … east coast fever. These natural disasters,…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… persisted to the present day. The end of the South African war resulted in renewed economic activity, and in the … areas, there was a marked decrease in…
ArticleAfrikaner Broederbond
… developed into a paramilitary strikeforce. When World War II was declared, Afrikaner nationalists campaigned … due to ill health at the end of 1940…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… it through its period of activity, were drawn from the pre-war Trotskyist groupings. They tried to conceal their Marxist … finance capitalism, warned of an…
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… their beginning and by the outbreak of the South African War of 1899–1902 at their end, at the heart of those years …
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… vigorously campaigned for a “Yes” vote. Companies such as Anglo-American, Barlow Rand, BP, Caltex, First National Bank, …
France in 1789
… like the French Revolution, and sometimes leads to civil war. There are however political revolutions that are … a hard life, being forced to fight whenever…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… of the Gold Standard in 1932 and the build-up to World War 2 (WW2) , the South African economy boomed and ESCOM’s … mining interests, particularly with Harry…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… the Nama and the Herero after a prolonged period of war between the two communities. 1876 Herero leader Maharero … intermarriage with other chiefs’ children…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… 1 September, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War commences when Britain declares war on Germany on 3 September. The outbreak of war causes an…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… services in support of the South African Second World War effort. The depleted Natal Indian Congress (also known as … Rama Rau, declares its support for the…
Assessment task: Fascism and Nazism
… in anti-Hitler propaganda leaflets during the Second World War to mock Der Fuhrer , the Nazi dictator of the Third Reich …
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… Transvaal was still a Boer republic, and stayed during the Anglo Boer War and beyond. In several newspapers, he denounced British … brought white troops to…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… one of many native military units established during the war, is formed. It is later renamed the Native Military … Rama Rau, declares its support for the…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… at the start of the 20th century. The South African War (1899 – 1902) also left the country’s economy in ruins. … on affluent farms. [5] The economy was…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… so could continually veto this move. The role of the Cold War in decisions is also evident. Sanctions needed to go … of Namibia, then called South West…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… the construction of railways and to fund the Gaika-Gcaleka war. The Excise Bill, which became law in 1878, hit the wine … the BBV underwent a change, due…
The Children’s Charter
… Children should not be used as soldiers in times of war. All children have the right to free education. Children …
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… the development of industry. Although the Second World War halted the rate of industrial expansion, it stimulated … and electronic companies. In addition,…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… Republic developed into a model state. The Second Basotho War took place during this period but peace was eventually … of the Burghers that lost their lives…
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… Schlesinger made his home in South Africa after the Boer war, and founded several insurance companies. He pioneered …
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… the Dutch (Holland). The French (France) had just won a war against the Dutch and the British were worried that the …
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… December 1883, whilst additional Chinese refugees from the war in the Transvaal arrive in Port Elizabeth in October and … Port Elizabeth may temporarily…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… named after him. 1899 11 October, The South African War is declared, and fighting commences. Steinacker and his … stable at Nelspruit. Sekhukhune II saw the…