anglo-zulu war 1879

Question 1

british came into conflict with both who?

Answer 1

boars and bantus

Question 2

bantus were what?

Answer 2

native tribes of south africa

Question 3

discovery of diamonds in south africa, in what year?

Answer 3

1867

Question 4

discovery of diamonds triggered what?

Answer 4

‘the diamond rush’

Question 5

discovery of diamonds attracted who?

Answer 5

white settlers and native bantu speaking people

Question 6

british proposed what to the boars?

Answer 6

federation in 1875, boars gave firm rejection

Question 7

area suffered by both the british and boars trying to exert greater control of the area which had become of great value for who?

Answer 7

traders wanting the diamonds

Question 8

what year did british announce it would need to defend the white europeans settlers from who?

Answer 8

1877 - zulus - most powerful africa tribe

Question 9

what year did british launch invasion of zulu land?

Answer 9

january 1879

Question 10

did the british defeat the zulus?

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

what year did the boar declare their total independence from britian?

Answer 11

1880