Brief History Of South Africa

Question 1

Definition of apartheid

Answer 1

Policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

Question 2

Rainbow nation

Answer 2

A multiracial or multicultural country

Question 3

Why was South Africa’s location important

Answer 3

Near the americas
Lots of access to sea so lots of trade

Question 4

What happened in 1652

Answer 4

The first Dutch settlers landed at the cape. mainly employees for the Dutch East India Trading Company

Question 5

What happened when the first Dutch settlers landed in South Africa

Answer 5

Meet the San and the Khoi Tribes who are fearful

They fail to force local African communities to work for them

They move inland (North and west) meeting the Xhosa population and campaign against native tribes and import slaves from the east

Question 6

When did the British arrive in South Africa

Answer 6

1815 as a result of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars

Question 7

What happened to the San , Khoi and Xhosa after British invasion

Answer 7

San and Khoi had more or less been exterminated by war fare or disease

Xhosa were gradually being defeated by the British army who had more sophisticated military technology

Question 8

Why was it useful for Britain to control the cape

Answer 8

Due to their involvement in India it was useful

Question 9

Dutch reaction to British controlling the cape

Answer 9

Created tensions

Question 10

What happened in 1833

Answer 10

The British abolished slavery causing the boers and afrikaners to move north to land yet to be claimed by Europe (hinterland)
This was called the Great Trek

Question 11

what two new Boer republics were created during the great trek

Answer 11

the orange free state
(South African republic) Transvaal

Question 12

what myth was developed by the boers when the moved Hinterland during the great trek

Answer 12

Land appeared largely uninhabited due to local wars or famine which the boers knew nothing of

they moved into empty land and used this to suggest that African people had no right to the land in South Africa and that africans had moved into these area roughly the same time as the boers

Question 13

what was the covenant created in 1938 used to justify the Boer possession of the land

Answer 13

when the boers encountered the Zulu nation there was conflict

on the eve of the battle of blood river against the Zulus the boers were alleged to have a covenant with God asking for victory.

this was the basis of the Boer belief that God had granted them the land of south Africa

Question 14

what caused the second Boer war

Answer 14

the discovery of diamond and gold in great quantities in Transvaal in 1867 and 1886 and this caused a gold rush

Question 15

what was the second Boer war 1899-1902

Answer 15

boers seeking to assert their complete independence from Britain and wished to extend its influence to gain control over the gold and diamond industries in Transvaal

Question 16

What happens in 1902

Answer 16

The Second boer war ends with the British winning and taking control
(War over diamond and gold)

Question 17

What happened in 1910

Answer 17

Britain agreed that the colony of SA be given self determination for the white population only

Question 18

What caused the segregation to continue in 1948

Answer 18

White minority party Afrikaner national party came to power

Question 19

Features of being boer

Answer 19

Arrived in Cape of good hope in 1652
Interested in the goods
Worked mostly as Dutch farmers (trekboers) as the local people refused to supply them
Didn’t view or people is equal and moved further north

Question 20

Features of being British

Answer 20

Conquered the Cape in 1795 also wanted the goods
most people were involved in the British army or local politicians
Some were farmers but gave up because it was too difficult and became traders or went into the metal industry
Reformed the judicial system
Took steps to eliminate racially discriminatory features of colonial society

Question 21

What were both of the Danish and the British aims in South Africa?

Answer 21

To exploit the land for its resources

Question 22

What were some causes of the apartheid?

Answer 22

You can’t remove racism
There’s a new white party in power
Colonisation and slavery

Question 23

what was the great trek 1838-54

Answer 23

when about 1/4 of afrikaners left the cape colony which was under British control
they then established there own independent republics in the interior of South Africa

Question 24

what was the country created as a part of the British empire in 1910 called

Answer 24

the union of south Africa

Question 25

what happened within the Boer war

Answer 25

the British invaded the South African republic and the boers retaliated and were initially successful .
however the British were willing to expend men and money to achieve their goals and they won in 1902 and promised self government for the area