PPT-Dutch in South Africa

In 1652 the Dutch came to settle in South Africa They believed the land was theirs The Dutch defeated many Africans Forced them to be their servants amp slaves Dutch in South Africa cont. Africa. Invictus. Apartheid. Literally means “apartness” in Afrikaans. Literally racism made into law. Institutionalized segregation made into law in 1948 when the . Akfrikaaner. National Party was in power (a bunch of white dudes).. “Age New Imperialism. ”. New Imperialism vs. Exploration Imperialism 15. th. -16. th. cent:. Earlier period:. Less penetration of interior in Africa & Asia. Less direct influence on people’s lives. Separateness and Inequality. As in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, but for much longer, decolonization in South Africa was tainted by the clash between white and black citizens of the newly free country. The government that had declared freedom from Britain was controlled by the white minority, largely descended from Dutch Boers. The British from the Americas. To east Asia. The slow growth of the early empire. Started close to home: “colonizing” the . british. isles. Late 16. th. c.: Focused on the Americas and the northwest passage. South . african. flag. The . meaning. . of. the flag. For example, in 2008 the KwaZulu-Natal Premier . Sibusiso. Ndebele attributed the following meanings in an official speech. :. black . = black, Indian and . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaSWLyGQe2s. Dutch. Dutch India East Company (1652-1691). One of the major European trading houses sailing the spice route to the East, had no intention of colonising the area, instead wanting only to establish a secure base camp where passing ships could shelter, and where hungry sailors could stock up on fresh supplies of meat, fruit, and vegetables.. and Struggle with Apartheid . SS7H1C: Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F. W. DeKlerk . Essential Questions???. What events led up to apartheid?. The South African government that had declared freedom from Britain was controlled by a white minority, largely descended from Dutch . Boers (the Afrikaners. Afrikaners . practiced a policy of apartheid, or extreme racial . The Peoples:. Fossils of earliest hominids date back to 3.5 million . yrs. ago in SA. More people lived along coast-sheep, cattle, marijuana—still there today known as the ‘Khoisan” people. More people speaking Bantu languages traveled further south into SA-by 1600 covered all land that was arable (eastern SA).  . Dutch farmers settle lands (Boers).  . Britain takeover the colony in the early 1800’s..  . By the 1900’s diamonds were discovered in South Africa, as well as, gold..  . Prospectors mainly from Britain arrive and expand settlements pushing out native African tribes (Tswana, Zulu and Swazi). What do these signs appear to say?. Where do you think they are from?. Three groups clash over south . africa. . Africans, the. Dutch. , and the British clashed over land and resources in South Africa . As in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, but for much longer, decolonization in South Africa was tainted by the clash between white and black citizens of the newly free country. The government that had declared freedom from Britain was controlled by the white minority, largely descended from Dutch Boers.  . Dutch farmers settle lands (Boers).  . Britain takeover the colony in the early 1800’s..  . By the 1900’s diamonds were discovered in South Africa, as well as, gold..  . Prospectors mainly from Britain arrive and expand settlements pushing out native African tribes (Tswana, Zulu and Swazi). What do these signs appear to say?. Where do you think they are from?. Three groups clash over south . africa. . Africans, the. Dutch. , and the British clashed over land and resources in South Africa .