1. Second Boer War C aim – to explain the causes and impact of the Treaty of Vereeniging and analyse how and why South Africa was colonised A/B aim – to analyse the causes and impacts of the Treaty of Vereeniging, analyse how and why South Africa was colonised and what it reveals about British attitudes
What can you infer from this source?
What own knowledge could you link to this source?
Draw links on your sheet.

3. Read the sheet and....
Highlight key words (names, dates and events)
Answer these questions
What happened at the end of the Second Boer War?
Why did both sides decide to try and get peace?
How did individuals influence the peace process?
What did the peace agree?

4. How and why was South Africa affected by British colonisation?
Explain how South Africa was colonised in five steps. Use explanation vocabulary.
Because, this led to, this caused, this resulted in, the reason for this, the result of this, leading from this, developing from this.

5. What has our enquiry question been?

6. C – What does the Second Boer War show us about British attitudes towards colonisation? Make notes under these headings.
British Attitude Example to back up
from the Second Boer
War
B/A – How did the Second Boer War affect British attitudes towards colonisation?
Explain ways that it made the British support colonisation more
Explain ways in which it made the British concerned about colonisation
Explain any other impacts it had on British attitudes towards colonisation

7. C – What role did the metropole play in the Second Boer War?
What role did the periphery play in the Second Boer War?
Make notes under these headings.
Impact of the metropole Example to support this
Impact of the periphery Example to support this
B/A aim – Did the metropole or periphery play a stronger role in the Second Boer War?
Explain how strong an impact the metropole had. Include examples.
Explain how strong an impact the periphery had. Include an example.
Give a judgement explaining which one was stronger.

8. B/A – Why was South Africa colonised?
C – What caused the colonisation of South Africa? Include a fact to back up each cause.
Make notes under these headings.
Cause of colonisation of South Africa Example to back this up
B/A – Why was South Africa colonised?
Cause of colonisation of South Africa examples to back this up
Star the top two reasons for colonisation and justify your selection

9. Second Boer War C aim – to explain the causes and impact of the Treaty of Vereeniging and analyse how and why South Africa was colonised A/B aim – to analyse the causes and impacts of the Treaty of Vereeniging, analyse how and why South Africa was colonised and what it reveals about British attitudes
Draw your own political cartoon. You need to include each part of your aim in the cartoon. Annotate and label it to show the different criteria you have met.

10. How accurate is it to say that British military setbacks in southern Africa in the years 1879–1902 were mainly caused by the underestimation of the strength of the opposition?

11. Homework – due Monday
Read the chapters and make a chart tracing political and public opinion of colonisation.