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Who was the president of the Transvaal during the buildup to the South African War?
Paul Kruger
When di the SA War begin?
1899
Which two Boer republics declared war on Britain?
Transvaal (SA Republic) and Orange Free State
Name one of the towns the Boers surrounded during the early phase of the war.
Ladysmith, Mafikeng, Kimberly
What was the name given to the week in which 3,000 British soldiers died within a few days?
What military tactic did the Boers use to resist British forces during Phase Two of the war?
Guerilla warfare
What is a commando unit?
Small groups of fighters that carry out raids.
What was General Kitchener's destructive policy called, involving the burning of Boer farms?
Scorched Earth
How many blockhouses did the British build?
8000
How many Boer children died in the concentration camps?
22000
What failed raid led to the start of the SA War?
Jameson Raid
How many British troops were in southern Africa by the end of the war?
450 000
Why were blockhouses introduced by the British?
To protect railway lines.
Name one role that African women played during the South African War.
Spies, messengers, washerwomen, or domestic servants.
Name one group that was targeted by the Boers during their invasion of the Cape Colony.
Black people, especially those who helped the British
What were the conditions like in the British concentration camps?
The camps were overcrowded, lacked sufficient food, water, and medical supplies, and were unsanitary.
Name the treaty that ended the war.
Treaty of Vereeniging (Peace of Vereeniging)
What was one major concession that the British made to the Boers in their peace treaty.
Financial aid to restore British farms.
Voting rights.
Why did the British place barbed wire on the land, particularly near trains.
To divide the country into smaller spaces to clear it of Boer commandos.
What are bittereinders?
Boer women who did not want the war to end.
How did the SA War impact black people?
They were forced to be spies/messengers, they were put into concentration camps, they had their land burnt down during Scorched Earth.
How were Boer women and children impacted by the war?
They were placed into concentration camps where many died; they had their land destroyed by Scorched Earth.
How were Boer men impacted by the war?
Many died while fighting; they had their land/homes destroyed; their families were placed in concentration camps; their wives and children died.
By the end of the war, what difficulties were Boer commandos facing that led them to negotiate peace?
They were short of supplies, horses, and shelter, and their families were suffering in concentration camps.
Besides the British concentration camps for Boers, over how many Africans were also interned in similar camps?
Over 115 000