Mineral Revolution and the South African War

By RosAKou2527

  • diamonds and gold industry

    diamonds and gold industry
    In south africa there diamonds discovered in 1867 then in Kimberly gold was found in 1886. Which caused a rapid industrial change is south africa causing imigration of africans to the cites

  • Johannesburg

    Johannesburg
    There then became whites into Johannesburg that began a contest led by Paul Kruger who wanted to preserve Afrikaner

  • Cape Colony

    Cape Colony
    In 1895 cape colony minster implicated abortive coup attempt, there were a small armed party that was then sent to invade transvaal to spark a ultlander uprising which then failed

  • Failed invasion

    As it failed then british appointed alfred milner which was determined to bring independence of transval to an end

  • War

    War
    South african war fought with british 2 boer between 1899 & 1902 within the 2 years boer waged a prolonged guerilla campaign then brought to a neogioating table but from earth tatics and of the many boer women and children in camps