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33 Cards in this Set
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1880
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Discovered gold.
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Apartheid
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The South African Government policy of seperation of races the policy began to disappear in the late 1980's.
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Kimberlite
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Large, expensive, diamonds
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1652
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Indigenous tribes such as the Bantu lived in Africa...then the Dutch settled in Cape Town.
1. Good farming 2. Natural harbors Later joined by germans, and french. |
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Rivers/ Waterfalls
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Zambezi, Orange Vaal, Limpopo, Victoria Waterfall
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1868
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Diamonds discovered in Kimberely Africa.
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1814
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Cape Colony transferred to the English.
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Township
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An area near a large city, suburban area.
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1830
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Great Trek
Dutch move to avoid the English. |
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1833
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Dutch moved and founded Transvaal and the Orange Free State, Pretoria, and Johannesburg
Dutch fight Zulu's and win. |
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Sorghum
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A grain crop that is resistant to drought.
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1830
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Great Trek
Dutch move to avoid the English. |
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Sanction
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An economic or political measure such as an embargo used by one or more nations to force another nation to cease an illegal or an immoral act.
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1899-1902
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Boer War Dutch vs. English
English win |
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Afrikaans
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Language of Afrikaners mostly Dutch.
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1910
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Union of South Africa established.
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Afrikaners
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Africans of european descent.
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Effects on Blacks
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Bad jobs, living conditions and townships or homelands.
ex. SOWETO |
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Embargo
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A legal restriction against the movement of freight.
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1948
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Apartheid Established
whites vs. blacks segrartion the whites wanted to dominate and wanted. Whites were racist Whites admired the Nazi's |
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Homeland
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A large area of South Africa set aside only for blacks to live in.
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How was Apartheid overthrown?
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1848- 1990 (42 years) Two types of pressure external and internal.
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Gum Arabic
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A product that comes from the sap of acacia trees and is used in some medicines and candy.
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Landforms
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Escarpments, plateaus, basins,lakes,river and waterfalls.
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Bush Veld
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Short trees and bushes at lower elevations.
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Sisal
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A strong fiber used to make rope and twine.
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High Veld
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Grassy, high plains
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Climate
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Medditerranean and tropical savannah
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Veld
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A term used for a vegetation and landform region of South Africa.
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Copra
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The dried meat of the coconut from which cocnut oil is obtained.
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Guerilla
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A person who fights as a member of an armed band and takes part in irregular warfare such as harrassment and raids.
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Exile
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A person who has been forced to leave his or her country.
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Swahili
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A language used in East Africa that developed as a trade language.
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