South Africa Timeline

Boers (Dutchsettlers) claimland in Cape Town

Zulu chief Shakacreates a large statenorth of Cape Town

British take over Cape Town & beginto clash w/ Boers

Boers flee Cape Colony (GreatTrek) & head north to fightwith Zulu. Boers winwar, create Boer Land (2 states)Zulu clash w/ British (1830-87)

Diamonds & gold arediscovered in Boer Land – Boers clash w/ new miners, residents

1652

1816

1820

1830

1880-90Before the Boer War

How do the British create the Union of South Africa?

The Boer Wars

Non-Boer residents rebelagainst Boers. Boers blame British forrebellions and launchGuerilla-style attacksagainst British

Boer War begins (1899-1910)British attack Boers. Burndown farms, kidnap women &children, concentration camps

British win the wars.First defeating the Zulus& later the Boers

Boers & Zulus forced intonew British colonyUnion of South Africa

1898

1899

1887-1910

1910

C

D

AA B

Boers vs. Zulu

British vs. ZuluBoers guerilla-style attacks on British

D

British defeat Boers

Imperialism in Africa

Why did many Europeans favor colonialism?

Where was some of the worst African exploitation?

What did Joseph Conrad write? What are the only countries to resist

imperialism?

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