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Boer Wars. By Alana Anderson, Chloe McNutt, Floyd Summers, and Sarah Hooper. South Africa. The Dutch settlers in South Africa, or Boers (farmers) gave an ultimatum to the British because they did not want the British to send more reinforcements to threaten them
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Boer Wars By Alana Anderson, Chloe McNutt, Floyd Summers, and Sarah Hooper
The Dutch settlers in South Africa, or Boers (farmers) gave an ultimatum to the British because they did not want the British to send more reinforcements to threaten them • The British wanted the Boer Republic for its diamonds and gold • The fighting started on October 11th, 1899 What Happened
The British started to burn all of the farms that Boers had taken refuge in • The first concentration camps were for the British to put the women and children they had taken from the farms • The camps were dirty and full of disease • Around 25,000 women and children died in these camps • The British had a very strong military so the Boers decided to surrender their land for the safety of their families What Happened
The Boer War highlighted Britain’s need for allies in Europe • Before the war they had no allies • It also highlighted Britain’s need to change foreign policy • Britain wouldn’t have been able to defend themselves if other European forced intervened • Africa’s culture Legacy
