The Conquests of South Africa

In 1651, the Dutch arrived and conquered South Africa (B). The Dutch ruled over South Africa for many years, without any disturbance. But, when the British arrived in 1820, they wanted to control some of the kingdoms, like Xhosa, that were under Dutch rule at the time (B). South Africa’s government, which was under Dutch control was having a hard time creating labor forces for mines, so the British took advantage of their disadvantage and plotted to overthrow the republic. In  December 1895 the British tried to overthrow the republic in The Jamenson Raid, but was unsuccessful (D). In 1899, a war broke out for the control over the land. This famous war between the Dutch and British is known as the Anglo-Boer War and lasted for thirty-two months, before the war ended in Britain’s favor (A). In the end, the British were more powerful and endured the long months that the Dutch could not (due to their limited resources).