South Africa

By Danny Eliahu

Jessica GebhardtArman Ghorbani

Motivation for Imperialism

• Britain found diamond deposits in South Africa and wanted these for themselves

• In 1870, they seized many diamond reserves from the natives.

• This increased tensions with the native Boers (Dutch word for farmer) and led to an increased hatred toward the British.

Motivation Continued

• In the 1860’s and 1880’s the British found gold in Witwatersrand and started to mine the gold for themselves.

• This angered the Boers and led to the Anglo-Boer war which started in 1899.

• This war lasted until 1910.

How the British Gained Control

• The Anglo-Boer also known as the South African war started as a war for mining territory and land.

• The British won this war and gained control of many valuable natural resources in South Africa.

Continued

• The Boer Republics joined together into a self governing union which was controlled by the British.

Effects on Native Population• Destroyed African ruling system,

telling kings to rule a certain way or leave.

• Limited African’s healthcare and access to education.

• Changed border lines between nations for their own ruling purposes.

Effects continued

• Most Africans became slaves to the British.

• Some African ethnicities were forced into the same regions due to the random border lines.

• This led to uprisings in South Africa.

How Imperial Power was Removed• The British and Boers

also known as the Afrikaners ruled together under the South African Union.

• In 1948 an apartheid was instituted.

• Apartheid= the separate development of the races.

How Power was Removed Continued• In 1961 South Africa was declared a

republic giving ultimate independence to everyone.

• F. W De Klerk the president dismantled this legislation in 1994.

• The first democratic election was held.• This election brought Nelson

Mandela, and the National Congress to power.

The Current Status of South Africa• Parliamentary Republic• HIV/Aids is a big

problem. 31% of pregnant women are infected and 20% of adults are.

• Crime rate is very high.• It is ranked second in

murders and first in assaults and rapes per capita.