What happened in the early 1900s in South Africa?

What happened in the early 1900s in South Africa?

On 13 March 1900 Bloemfontein was occupied by the British, followed by Johannesburg and Pretoria on 1 September. The Boers continued a guerilla war, which was countered by the British by devastating the boers’ farms and placing their women and children in white- and black concentration camps where some 28 000 died.

What happened in South Africa in the 19th century?

The early 19th century saw a time of immense upheaval relating to the military expansion of the Zulu kingdom. Sotho-speakers know this period as the difaqane (“forced migration”); while Zulu-speakers call it the mfecane (“crushing”). The rise of a unified Zulu kingdom had particular significance.

What happened in South Africa in the 1910s?

In 1910, the South Africa Act was passed in Britain granting dominion to the White minority over Native (African), Asiatic (mostly Indian) and “Coloured and other mixed races”. This Act brought the colonies and republics – Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State – together as the Union of South Africa.

What happened in South Africa 1909?

South Africa Act, act of 1909 that unified the British colonies of the Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River (see Orange Free State) and thereby established the Union of South Africa.

What happened to Africa in the late 19th century?

The nineteenth century saw immense changes in Africa. Some were driven by famine and disease. Some changes were the result of the territorial ambitions of African rulers. Inland the trade in slaves and commodities was handled by African and Arab merchants.

Who controlled Africa in 1900?

By 1900 a significant part of Africa had been colonized by mainly seven European powers—Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. After the conquest of African decentralized and centralized states, the European powers set about establishing colonial state systems.

What happened in 1945 South Africa?

South Africa’s standing in the international community was rising, at a time when the Third World’s struggle against colonialism had still not taken centre stage. In May 1945, Prime Minister Smuts represented South Africa in San Francisco at the drafting of the United Nations Charter.

What was going on in South Africa in 1994?

1994 in South Africa saw the transition from South Africa’s National Party government who had ruled the country since 1948 and had advocated the apartheid system for most of its history, to the African National Congress (ANC) who had been outlawed in South Africa since the 1950s for its opposition to apartheid.