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Which two independent states were declared by the trek Boers in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
Which two independent states were declared by the trek Boers in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
- Organ Free state and Griqualand West
- Cape Colony and Griqualand West
- Zuid Afrikaanse Republic and Cape Colony
- Zuid Afrikaanse Republic and Organ Free state (correct)
Who had control of the Cape Colony in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
Who had control of the Cape Colony in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
- Trek Boers
- Griqua States
- Black African tribal states
- Britain (correct)
What happened when diamonds were discovered in Kimberly in 1870?
What happened when diamonds were discovered in Kimberly in 1870?
- The conquest of independent black African tribal states
- An imperial invasion
- A new country was formed
- All of the above (correct)
What is the significance of the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
What is the significance of the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
Where did Africans work outcrops of copper, iron, and gold?
Where did Africans work outcrops of copper, iron, and gold?
What did the black population of South Africa have to be prepared for?
What did the black population of South Africa have to be prepared for?
Who were some of the individuals who invested their profits in the Witwatersrand gold mines?
Who were some of the individuals who invested their profits in the Witwatersrand gold mines?
What was the name given to the area where the Witwatersrand gold mines were located?
What was the name given to the area where the Witwatersrand gold mines were located?
What caused an influx of people to the Witwatersrand area, including Johannesburg?
What caused an influx of people to the Witwatersrand area, including Johannesburg?
Who were the individuals that had made fortunes in Kimberley and extended their scope to the Witwatersrand?
Who were the individuals that had made fortunes in Kimberley and extended their scope to the Witwatersrand?
Which two independent states were declared by the trek Boers in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
Which two independent states were declared by the trek Boers in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
What effect did the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870 have on South Africa?
What effect did the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870 have on South Africa?
Who had control of the Cape Colony in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
Who had control of the Cape Colony in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
What is the significance of the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
What is the significance of the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?
What did Africans work outcrops of in South Africa?
What did Africans work outcrops of in South Africa?
