European Imperialism in South Africa

The Fight for South Africa 3 Main Groups Zulu – strongest group of native South Africans The Zulus built a large territory in the NORTHERN part.

Then came the Euros! First came the Dutch. They came from Holland starting in the late 1600’s They are known as the “Boers” They settled in Cape Town

Cape Town, S. Africa

Then came the British! The British and the Boers fought for control. The Boers LOST and in 1834 they moved north into Zulu territory

The Boers and the British teamed up and beat the Zulus. However, in 1867 Boer settlers discovered DIAMONDS and in 1884 they discovered GOLD Then, the British and Boers fought over this territory Finally, in 1902 the British won and took control over all of South Africa

Afrikaner Rule in South Africa The British gave all WHITE people in South Africa full citizenship and a right to vote. Because the Boers were the biggest group they eventually became the most powerful The Boers became known as “Afrikaners,” because they speak a language called “Afrikaans.”

What about the non-white South Africans? APARTHEID A system of laws to keep the races completely separate.

How did non-white South Africans fight for their rights? They formed a political group called the African National Congress (ANC)

In 1994, South Africa elected its first black president. His name is Nelson Mandela

Mandela was a TIME magazine Man of the Year in 1993

Summary Your final task: For each of the words below, write down three things that is important to remember about each of them. English Boers Zulu ANC