How Did The British Aid The Recovery Of South Africa After The South African War Flashcards
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Who was the High Commissioner for South Africa and Governor of two former Boer republics
Lord Alfred Milner
What was was his task
To repair the war damage in the new colonies
What did the resettlement programme include
Interest free loans were made available to the Boers to help them recover
Landowners were given farm tools and seeds to help them rebuild their farms
What happened to the black population
They were given compensation
However black people who had been resettled from the concentration camps had a slow economic recovery due to shortage of farm tools and seeds
Many of these black people were forced to become wage earners employed by whites
Even thought the resettlement programme was introduced what happened
Immediate post wars years the poor white problem grew and many whites flocked to the cities to find work
