Anglo-Zulu War

Question 1

When was there the discovery of diamonds in West Griqualand?

Answer 1

1867

Question 2

What happened in 1867?

Answer 2

There was the discovery of diamonds in West Griqualand

Question 3

Where was the discovery of diamonds in 1867?

Answer 3

Near Kimberly on the Vaal River in West Griqualand, bordering the Orange Free State

Question 4

What was the impact of the discovery of diamonds in 1867 in West Griqualand?

Answer 4

Friction as it triggered a ‘diamond rush’, attracting both white and Bantu-speaking people to the area

Question 5

What caused a diamond rush and white and native Bantu speaking settler to West Griqualand?

Answer 5

1867: Discovery of diamonds in West Griqualand

Question 6

What happened in 1868?

Answer 6

British annexed Basutoland (Land of Khoi Khoi and Sotho people)

Question 7

When had the British annexed Basutoland?

Answer 7

1868

Question 8

Why did the British annexed Basutoland in 1868?

Answer 8

They said they were protecting the indigenous Africans were seeking protection from the Boers

Question 9

What happened in 1871?

Answer 9

British took West Griqualand

Question 10

When had the British took West Griqualand?

Answer 10

1871

Question 11

What happened to West Griqualand in 1871?

Answer 11

British annexed it

Question 12

What happened in 1874?

Answer 12

Griqualand East (In 1873, 2000 Griqua travelled eastwards and established this) was annexed

Question 13

What happened in 1873?

Answer 13

2000 Griqua travelled eastwards and established Griqualand East

Question 14

When had 2000 Griqua travelled eastwards and established Griqualand East?

Answer 14

1873

Question 15

When was Griqualand East annexed?

Answer 15

1874

Question 16

When did the British propose a South Africa federation?

Answer 16

1875

Question 17

What did the British propose in 1875?

Answer 17

South African federation but the Boers rejected

Question 18

Why did the British want to implements a South African federation?

Answer 18

Complete control over the Cape of good hope and control over the diamonds region
Give the British strength through unity in the area
Total dominance over the diamonds

Question 19

What was the characterisation of the Southern African region?

Answer 19

Both Boers and the British tried to exert control over the region, which was of great value for traders

Question 20

What happened in the Xhosa War (1877-78)?

Answer 20

British easily disarmed the neighbouring tribesmen and annexed their communities into the Cape

Question 21

When had the British easily disarmed the neighbouring tribesmen and annexed their communities into the Cape?

Answer 21

Xhosa War (1877-78)

Question 22

What did the Pedi tribes do in Eastern Transvaal?

Answer 22

Maintained independence against the Boers

Question 23

What happened in 1877?

Answer 23

British announced an annexation of Transvaal

Question 24

When had the British announced an annexation of Transvaal?

Answer 24

1877

Question 25

What did British annex in 1877?

Answer 25

Transvaal

Question 26

Why did the British annex Transvaal in 1877?

Answer 26

Pedi tribe maintained their independence in Eastern Transvaal against the Boers, and so British took advantage of this failure. They claimed to be defending the white Europeans from the Pedi and Zulus

Question 27

Who were the Zulus?

Answer 27

Most powerful African tribes in the area

Question 28

When had the British launched an invasion of Zululand?

Answer 28

January 1879

Question 29

What happened in January 1879?

Answer 29

British launched an invasion of Zululand

Question 30

What happened in July 1879?

Answer 30

British won a victory at Ulundi

Question 31

When had the British won a victory at Ulundi?

Answer 31

July 1879

Question 32

Where did the British win victory in July 1879?

Answer 32

Ulundi

Question 33

What was the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War?

Answer 33

Zululand was incorporated into the Natal Pedi were defeated Boers declared independence in 1880, as they no longer needed the British

Question 34

What humiliation happened in January 1879?

Answer 34

British troops humiliated at Isandlwana

Question 35

When were the British troops humiliated at Isandlwana?

Answer 35

January 1879

Question 36

What was the impact of the British troops humiliated at Isandlwana in January 1879?

Answer 36

Contributed to the Conservatives defeat in April 1880 general election