HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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a Muslim reform movement in southern Africa
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the discovery of gold and diamonds in Boer lands
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Britain’s acquisition of the Cape Colony
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Boer desire for Zulu lands
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Detailed explanation-1: -With the discovery of gold in Witwatersrand, the South African Republic became the richest nation in southern Africa, posing a threat to British domination of the region.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Vereeniging ended the Second Anglo-Boer War and laid the basis for South Africa’s Afrikaners to continue to participate in, and eventually to dominate, South Africa for much of the twentieth century.
Detailed explanation-3: -The second Boer War had a major impact on British tactics leading up to World War One. The war had shown that modern rifles and artillery provided greater accuracy, range and rates of fire than before. This led to the belief in a fire zone of increased depth and danger, and the need for formations that were more open.