south africa Flashcards
when was the jameson raid
dec 1895-jan1896
who was the jameson raid named after
the colonial administrator of s.rhodesia 1894-96
what did rhodes organise the raid to be
a coup against boer gov in the transvaal
how many mounted police were there and why that number
600
aimed to trigger a wider uprising by uitlanders
what was the british reaction to the raid
backed away from openly supporting the raid but sympathetic to its aims
what happened to james and rhodes due to the raid
jameson arrested
rhodes forced to resign as pm of cape colony and s.africa company chairman
how did the jameson raid affect relations with boers
increased tensions
how did the bowlers react to the jamerson raid
increased boer nationalism
scared so started arm
what were the causes of the boer war
1st boer war
boer influence under paul kruger
london denys transvaal loans
jamerson raid
tom edgar shot 1898
alfred milner
how was the 2nd boer war justified to the british public
for lack of voting rights/ citizenship for uitlanders
how much did the second bower walk cost the UK?
A quarter of 1 million
How did George Lloyd describe the economic cost of the second boar war?
Every shelf fired is the cost of a pension
How many men did the UK lose in the Second boer War?
22,000
how many bowers were killed in the second boar war?
6000
how many Africans were killed in the second boer of war?
12,000
what treaty was signed after the Second boer War?
The treaty of vereeniging 1902
when did the Transvaal gain self government?
1907
when was the union of South Africa?
1910
what else changed in the government of South Africa after the second bower war?
Ute Landers got the vote
Segregation ensued
How were concentration camps designed and what did they cause?
they were not designed to kill but epidemics caused deaths
How many women and children died in the concentration camps?
26,370
what percent of deaths in concentration camps were from children?
81%
Who did Alfred Milner blame for the second Boer war?
The British government
who did criticism of the British government come from?
Liberals
