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Dutch
The Dutch took South Africa -
British imperialized Duch
This was during the Napoleonic war -
Language
After they imperialised the Dutch the imposed the English language on South Africa -
Boers vs Zulus
They frequently battled with the indigenous Zulu people, but the Zulu's were still powerful -
Colonised
Because of the different "fights" of different groups, England decided to colonise South Africa because it was easier for them to control them like this. -
Late 1800
The Zulu's were defeated when the British joined the conflict, for this reason many other groups start to appear but fighting against each other -
1830
The Boers moved from coastal lands to the northward on the Greek Trek The British say to the Boers that
they had to but the laws they
implemented, by the disagreement of this
they decided to migrate to other parts
of south Africa (Transvaal and the Orange Free
State) -
1865
White population in South Africa rise nearly to 200.000 people -
British vs Zulu's
British wanted to disband Zulus territory -
Zulu's territory
The British wined and disband the Zulu's territory -
Cecil Rhodes
He influenced the British policy in South Africa -
Resign as Head of Cape Colony
Due to the plan failed that he secretly backed he had to resign as head of the Cape Colony -
Boers War
This war was started because of diamonds and gold found on the Boers side -
Boers cities
British took most of Boers cities -
Deaths
they burned crops and force 120,00 Women and children to go to detention camps (this caused 20,000) deaths -
Peace Treaty
The Boers and the British firm a Peace Treaty -
Indirect Rule
Is introduced the concept of indirect rule to the Islamic state of Sokoto, in northern Nigeria. -
Independent Union of South Africa
British created a self- governing nation, and for Boers to agree, British said that whites with a fer propertied African, would be able to vote. -
African National Congress
In 1912 This congress was formed -
Imperialsm in South Africa
Many European countries divided up Africa (This was for a better control of the territory) -
First stirrings of modern nationalism in Africa.
They wanted to be self-dependant and independent, for this reason on the 1/4 of the 20th century they started to building up political parties and movements seeking the end of foreign rule. -
Independent
South Africa became independent of the British rule