2. Definitions
2.1 White supremacy
A belief that white people are more superior to other races, particularly the black race, therefore should in this way overpower society (Anderson, 2005: 12).
2.2Segregation
Spartacus educational (internet source) states that segregation is the separation of individuals into ethnic or racial social occasions. It may apply to works out, for instance, eating in a diner, drinking from a water fountain, using an open can, going to class etc.
2.3Nationalism
A mutual feeling in the importance of a geographical or demographic region looking for freedom for its ethnicity or culture that keeps that group together as one (Anderson, 2005: 71).
2.4 Reconstruction period
According to Spartacus educational (internet source) …show more content…
After the war the Boers were granted independence in the Transvaal by William Gladstone. Under Paul Kruger’s leadership, Boers disliked Joseph Chamberlain and Alfred Milner’s policies because they thought the Transvaal’s independence would be vulnerable. Germany supplied the Boer soldiers with arms and this led the Boers to gain a series of victories in 1899-1900 along both the Cape Colony and Natal borders, Louis Botha and Jan Smuts led 88 000 soldiers to victory as they sieged British military bases in Ladysmith, Kimberly and Mafikeng but the British retrieved it in 1900 when reinforcement arrived and went on to siege Pretoria in the process. During the following two years British were raided by Boer commandos in guerrilla warfare. Lord Kitchner who was the chief of staff in South Africa responded to the raids by implementing a scorched earth policy and set up segregated concentration camps and his actions were condemned by many global liberal politicians. The war ended on May 1902 with the treaty of Vereeniging being signed, the two Boer states the Transvaal and the Orange Free State gained sovereignty and were allocated 3 million Euros in reparations, self-government took effect in 19907 (Watts 2010: …show more content…
The nationalism amongst Afrikaners increased at the same rate as the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation during the two world war period and even more so due to the increased imperialistic influence in South Africa by the British. Afrikaners promoted a common language, history and unity of a common religion and beliefs, the main promoters of this ideology were the Afrikaner middle class consisting of academics, farmers, pastors etc. to whom many during 1930-40s were members of a secret brotherhood organisation known as the Afrikaner Broederbon which promoted the sole interest of who they perceived to be “true” Afrikaners on behalf of the volk, Afrikaner nationalism appealed for continuous political promotion on various levels for a number of years in order to unite people of all backgrounds who were of Afrikaner heritage (Grundlingh 2003:
2.1 White supremacy
A belief that white people are more superior to other races, particularly the black race, therefore should in this way overpower society (Anderson, 2005: 12).
2.2Segregation
Spartacus educational (internet source) states that segregation is the separation of individuals into ethnic or racial social occasions. It may apply to works out, for instance, eating in a diner, drinking from a water fountain, using an open can, going to class etc.
2.3Nationalism
A mutual feeling in the importance of a geographical or demographic region looking for freedom for its ethnicity or culture that keeps that group together as one (Anderson, 2005: 71).
2.4 Reconstruction period
According to Spartacus educational (internet source) …show more content…
After the war the Boers were granted independence in the Transvaal by William Gladstone. Under Paul Kruger’s leadership, Boers disliked Joseph Chamberlain and Alfred Milner’s policies because they thought the Transvaal’s independence would be vulnerable. Germany supplied the Boer soldiers with arms and this led the Boers to gain a series of victories in 1899-1900 along both the Cape Colony and Natal borders, Louis Botha and Jan Smuts led 88 000 soldiers to victory as they sieged British military bases in Ladysmith, Kimberly and Mafikeng but the British retrieved it in 1900 when reinforcement arrived and went on to siege Pretoria in the process. During the following two years British were raided by Boer commandos in guerrilla warfare. Lord Kitchner who was the chief of staff in South Africa responded to the raids by implementing a scorched earth policy and set up segregated concentration camps and his actions were condemned by many global liberal politicians. The war ended on May 1902 with the treaty of Vereeniging being signed, the two Boer states the Transvaal and the Orange Free State gained sovereignty and were allocated 3 million Euros in reparations, self-government took effect in 19907 (Watts 2010: …show more content…
The nationalism amongst Afrikaners increased at the same rate as the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation during the two world war period and even more so due to the increased imperialistic influence in South Africa by the British. Afrikaners promoted a common language, history and unity of a common religion and beliefs, the main promoters of this ideology were the Afrikaner middle class consisting of academics, farmers, pastors etc. to whom many during 1930-40s were members of a secret brotherhood organisation known as the Afrikaner Broederbon which promoted the sole interest of who they perceived to be “true” Afrikaners on behalf of the volk, Afrikaner nationalism appealed for continuous political promotion on various levels for a number of years in order to unite people of all backgrounds who were of Afrikaner heritage (Grundlingh 2003: