Journey through South Africa's Geo-Political History
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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?

  • 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?

  • Trek Boers
  • Griqua States
  • Black African tribal states
  • Britain (correct)
  • 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?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Africans work outcrops of copper, iron, and gold?

    <p>Various parts of South Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the black population of South Africa have to be prepared for?

    <p>Working in physical labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were some of the individuals who invested their profits in the Witwatersrand gold mines?

    <p>White workers from Kimberley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name given to the area where the Witwatersrand gold mines were located?

    <p>The Rand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused an influx of people to the Witwatersrand area, including Johannesburg?

    <p>The discovery of diamonds in Kimberly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the individuals that had made fortunes in Kimberley and extended their scope to the Witwatersrand?

    <p>White workers from Kimberley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two independent states were declared by the trek Boers in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?

    <p>Zuid Afrikaanse Republic and Organ Free state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect did the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870 have on South Africa?

    <p>It catapulted South Africa into the international terrain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who had control of the Cape Colony in South Africa prior to the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?

    <p>Imperial Britain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the discovery of diamonds in Kimberly in 1870?

    <p>It drew the blueprint for future segregationist policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Africans work outcrops of in South Africa?

    <p>Copper, iron, and gold</p> Signup and view all the answers

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