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Negative and Positive Effects
Negative: many lives were lost in the wars, traditional African politics were lost, land gained by Britain was lost from South Africa, shortage in resources, Africa became dependent upon industrialized economy, traditions broken, Africans were forced into labor, Europeans views Africans as inferior.
Positive: built roads, railways, canals, introduced the newspaper, and overall economized them.
Works Cited
Works Cited
"HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA." HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.
NASSON, WILLIAM. "South Africa." Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Ed. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 4. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 2218-2225. World History in Context. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.
Palmer, Stanley H. "The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880-1881." Victorian Studies 48.3 (2006): 571+. World History in Context. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.
"South Africa - British Imperialism and the Afrikaners." South Africa - British Imperialism and the Afrikaners. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.
"South Africa Timeline - Imperialism Throughout South Africa." South Africa Timeline - Imperialism Throughout South Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.
-Zulu
-Ndeble
-Xhosa
-Before British rule, Africans weren't treated as inferior.
-They first came in contact with Britain in the late 1870s.
-Conflicting clans in South Africa fought over grazing rights.
-Won Boer wars, Anglo-Zulu war because they had many men, guns and resources.
-They created an economy in Africa.
-Obtained resources such as gold, diamonds and oil.
-Europeans gained a lot of land.
-Rivalry between European nations for land and power.
-Gold mines, diamond fields, oil fields
-Slave trade
-South Africa provided a useful stop for ships on their way to Africa.
-Bambatha Uprising: 1906. Zulu tribe revolted against British rule and taxation.
-Anglo-Zulu War: War fought between Britain and South African in 1879. Britain won.
-Boer War: War between British and Boer Tribe, 1880.
-Second Boer War
Why Britain Left...
-South Africa became a self running dominion in 1910.
-South Africa revolted against British rule.
-Series of rebellions
-European countries started fighting each other for control over Africa.
-Europeans decided to stay out of Africa and stop fighting each other for power.
Quotes...
"British society has never been cleansed of the filth of Imperialism."
- Salman Rushdie