WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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British and the Zulu
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British and the Dutch
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Soviets and the Nazis
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Dutch and Spanish
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Detailed explanation-1: -The South African War was fought between Britain and the self-governing Afrikaner (Boer) colonies of the South African Republic (the Transvaal) and the Orange Free State.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. Although outnumbered, the Boers were a skilled and determined enemy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Boer Wars were fought between British and Dutch settlers of the South African Transvaal. The Dutch were known as “Boers” from the word for “farmer.” Their ancestors had settled in the Cape area from the 1650s onwards.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the war the Netherlands was largely pro-Boer, and some 2000 Dutch volunteers traveled to South Africa to fight for the two Boer republics.
Detailed explanation-5: -Britain took possession of the Dutch Cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars, sparking resistance from the independence-minded Boers, who resented the Anglicization of South Africa and Britain’s anti-slavery policies.