east africa and south africa Flashcards
what does england want to build?
a cape (capetown) to clairo railroad
which englishman is a big believer in the building of a cape from capetown to clairo raildroad
cecil rhodes
which country (moden day zimbabwe) is named afrter him
rhodesia
which countries does england already have?
egypt, sudan
east africa: kenya and uganda
which area will england look to?
south africa
which country is blocking them tho?
germany with tanzania
to get a cape to clairo railroad, england must get which area
south africa
who is south africa owned by
boers/afrikaners
boers / afrikaners are descendants of ___
the dutch (who speak afrikaans)
when did the dutch come to south africa
in 1600s
by which time did england want south africa
1800s
what do the english do in 1815?
land in south africa, outlaw slavery and force the boers to move to the north part of south africa
which is the flight of the boer’s called
the great trek
which two areas do they move to
the orange free state
the transvalal
things are fine for a while but what happens in the late 1800s that throw shit off?
gold and diamonds are discovered in the orange free state and transvaal
