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South African Imperialism
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Imperialism in South Africa (Cape Colony)
Why did European countries use imperialism?
- Economy
- Power
- Natural Resources
Economy while under British rule
- Diamonds
- Gold
- British ownership
Social aspects while under British rule
- segregation of groups
- warfare
- slavery
Social and Government Practices
- Constitutional republic
- Parliamentary republic
- Mostly Christianity
Type of Imperialism
- Indirect
- 1806-1910
- British method
Modern Problems
- Apartheid
- all white government(1910-1994)
Timeline
Bibliography
Adam, Kanya, and Heribert Adam. "South Africa." Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 976-984. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3434600317&v=2.1&u=mlin_n_chelhigh&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=c1ac696c18f437c987d6fd11ca3be4e6
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his312/lectures/southafr.htm#boerwar
http://www.gov.za/ Official web page of South Africa
"Diamond." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/30264>
"Flag of the United Kingdom." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/74268>.
"Racial segregation." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/62373>.
"Gold (Au)." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/37211#>.
apartheid: South African beach during the apartheid era. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/33/91833-004-59FD3460.jpg>.
South Africa. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 9 Apr. 2015. <http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/27/4227-004-158A5BA3.gif>.
- 1652 Dutch East India Company arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
- 1795 British gain control of South Africa
- 1806 British gain control of the Cape colony
- 1834 British abolish slavery in all colonies
- 1835 Boers leave South Africa in Great Trek
- 1880-1881 First Boer War
- 1888 Diamonds are discovered
- 1899-1902 Second Boer War
- 1910 South Africa separates from Britain creating the Union of South Africa
Resistance to European Imperialism
- Politically
- Culturally
- Socially
- Segregation
Modern Evidence of Imperialism
- British descendants still there
- Some consider it the Cape Colony
- English language