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    non-European groups in The Republic of South Africa was the norm. The Afrikaners are a South African people of Dutch or French Huguenot descent. In 1998‚ 2.7 million Afrikaners inhabited South Africa‚ consisting of about 56% of the white population. Their language is Afrikaans‚ a derivative of Dutch. The Nationalist party of South Africa was founded in 1914 by James Barry Munnik Hertzog to protect and promote the interests of Afrikaners against what were considered the pro-British policies of the South

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    Related ethnic groups Afrikaners‚ Coloureds‚ Dutch‚ Germans‚ French‚ Britishand Irish White South African is a term which refers to people from South Africa who are of European descent and who do not regard themselves‚ or are not regarded as‚ being part of another racial group‚ for example‚ as Coloured.[2] In linguistic‚ cultural and historical terms‚ they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of mainly Dutch‚German and French settlers‚ known as Afrikaners‚ and the Anglophone descendants

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    Imperialism is a term used by historians to define the phenomenon of empire building during the 19th century. Imperialism was not a new topic because the stronger nations‚ such as the Great Britain and France‚ have been colonizing other civilizations for centuries but the concept of nation building took a new turn because of Industrial Revolution. As a result of Industrial Revolution‚ there was an increase need for European industrialized nations to obtain additional raw materials‚ and resources

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    platinum. Europeans recognized the abundance of wealth South Africa had to offer and took full advantage of the opportunities. Once these Europeans‚ also known as Afrikaners‚ settled in South Africa‚ they drove many South Africans out of their homes and enforced the rule of Apartheid‚ creating a separation in society between the Afrikaners and South Africans. In Afrikaans‚ it stands for apartness. Along with separating the whites from the non-whites‚ it separated the blacks from everyone else‚ including

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    History Grade 11 NSC - Five 80 minute lessons per week In Grade 11 the History mark is comprised of Oral Work (Class Work‚ Projects and Assignments) 40% and Written work (2 or 3 tests per half year) 60% 1. Term Topic: Communism in Russia 1900 to 1940 - What is communism? - The February and October revolutions of 1917: Political‚ economic and social causes Mass participation of workers and peasants Trotsky’s role The influence on Lenin’s revolutionary theory - The civil war and war communism -

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    white‚ South African or European game. Let’s center our focus on South Africa though; rugby has played a major role within the white population of South Africa. Due to their team’s great deal of success between the lines of the rugby field‚ the “Afrikaners” take a lot of pride in this sport. Unfortunately‚ the sport has been complicatedly tangled with years of injustice and apartheid. Apartheid‚ the system of segregation and discrimination based upon race or color of one’s skin that had South Africa

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    Chapter 33 Notes * Foundations of empire * Motives of imperialism * Modern imperialism * Refers to domination of industrialized countries over subject lands * Domination achieved through trade‚ investment‚ and business activities * Two types of modern colonialism * Colonies ruled and populated by migrants * Colonies controlled by imperial powers without significant settlement * Economic motives of imperialism * European merchants and entrepreneurs made personal

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    elected president of South Africa. Mandela wanted to change the country for the better. He wanted to stop the apartheid and bring the divided country together. However‚ this was not easy for him to do because there are some people who dislike the Afrikaners‚ the white people‚ who tortured them. Although he knew how tough it was going to be to unite the divided country together‚ he still managed to figure out a way to do so‚ which was through his love for the sport‚ Rugby. He showed his support to the

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    ready made labor force for the mines later. South Africa in 1806 was controlled once again by the British‚ whom gained control from the Dutch several times between 1795 through 1806. English domination of the Dutch descendents‚ known as Boers or Afrikaners‚ resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies further inland; the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion which sparked the Boer War later on but

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    East brought to South Africa their religion of Islam - By the second half of the 18th century‚ the colonists – mainly of Dutch‚ German and French Huguenot stock – had begun to lose their sense of identification with Europe >>>> The Afrikaner nation was coming into being. - The British took the Cape over from the Dutch in 1795. - Seven years later‚ the colony was returned to

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