4. Impact of the Second Boer War Flashcards

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How did the British initially feel going into the Boer War?

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Confident

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Stage 1 of the Boer War

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Boer offensive from October 1899 to January 1900

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Where did the British suffer defeats during the Boer offensive?

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In Stormberg, Magersfontein and the Tugela River

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Where did the British suffer significant casualties during the Boer offensive?

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Spion Kop

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Stage 2 of the Boer War

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British Response from January 1900 to June 1900

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What did the British fight back the Boer offensive with?

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Heavy reinforcements and command by Roberts and Kitchener

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By September 1900, what areas had been annexed by the British?

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Orange Free State
Transvaal

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What did many people believe about the Boer War after Britain’s response to the Boer offensive?

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Many people thought the war was over

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Stage 3 of the Boer War

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Guerrilla War and British frustration from November 1900 to May 1902

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What did the Boers do after abandoning the British style of warfare?

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They increased reliance on small and mobile military units

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What did increased mobility of military units allow the Boers to do?

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It allowed them to capture supplies, disrupt communications and undertake raids on army occupated areas

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What were the Boers very successful in doing from November 1900 to May 1902?

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Avoiding capture

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Stage 4 of Boer War

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British response to Guerrilla War

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What policy did the British embark on after the Guerrilla warfare tactics were introduced?

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The scorched earth policy to deny supplies to fighters

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What did the scorched earth policy result in?

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The burning of 30,000 farms

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What was developed by the British in March 1901 to restrict the movement of the Boers?

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8,000 blockhouses along with 37,000 miles of wire fencing and 50,000 guarding troops

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17
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Where were refugees sent during the Boer War?

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To concentration camps

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18
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How many black Africans died in the British concentration camps?

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Over 14,000

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19
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How many Boers died in the British concentration camps?

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Nearly 28,000

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What did the inmates of the British concentration camps die of?

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Starvation, disease and exposure

21
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How many British troops died during the Boer War?

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How many Boer troops died during the Boer War?

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6,000 - WAY LESS THAN BRITISH TROOPS

23
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How much did the Boer War cost the British?

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£230 million

24
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Boer civilians and black Africans perished in British concentration camps. How did this affect Britain?

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It shook Britain’s confidence as an imperial power

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Affect of fighting a ‘white’ enemy on the British?
It destabilised notions of British superiority as fighting a ‘black’ enemy could be justified within a racist imperialist mindset
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What did the Boer War show about Britain’s imperial control?
It showed vulnerability
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What did the Boer War expose about the British?
If exposed the cost of enforcing British control
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What did the Boer War dictate a drive for in Britain?
National efficiency
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Pros of the British using tactics such as concentration camps to win the Boer Wars
Reduced length of war Deaths in camps not intentional Victory is the most important thing Putting women into camps seen as military necessity as they supplied Boer fighters with food and ammunition
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Cons of the British using tactics such as concentration camps to win the Boer Wars
Camps should’ve been managed better to reduce deaths Damaged Britain’s ’s reputation
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Who was Emily Hobhouse?
A British welfare campaigner who worked tirelessly to improve conditions within the concentration camps
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Who was Millicent Fawcett?
An active British suffragist and political campaigner who was appointed to investigate conditions of camps. Made the Fawcett Commission giving British far-reaching recommendations
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Treaty in May 1902 after Boer War
Peace of Vereeniging
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Result of the Peace of Vereeniging
Ended hostilities and involved surrender of all Boer forces and their arms to British
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What did the Boer Republics agree to do at the Peace of Vereeniging?
Agreed to come under sovereignty of British crown
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What was promised at the Peace of Vereeniging?
Eventual self-government of Transvaal and Orange Free State
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What did Britain provide the Boers with in reconstruction aid at the Peace of Vereeniging?
£3 million
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Adjective to describe the British at the Peace of Vereeniging
Generous - possibility showing guilt for mistreatment of the Boers
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Radical Liberal view of Kitchener’s concentration camp policy
They condemned (criticised) it
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International opinion of the Boer War
International opinion sympathised with the Boers resulting in British fear of invasion
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What did Britain try to do to prevent invasion after the Boer War?
Tried to secure allies
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What was the British public anti-German by 1902?
Because Germany’s leaders were pro-Boer
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Who did Britain ally with due to fears of Russian threat in Far East?
Japan
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What did national efficiency claim?
Claimed that British needed to harness all Empire’s resources (intelligence, capital and labour) to become efficient and allow the Empire to survive
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South Africa Act 1909
United Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony and Natal in Union of South Africa
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What continued after the Boer War?
Imperial enthusiasm