Contested control of the state In South Africa, different population groups made conflicting claims to self-government (i.e. democratic rule). Nationalism is the doctrine that nations are entitled to self-government. (Hague & Harrop, p.9) Afrikaner Nationalism : Talking here about different types of nationalism: cultural&political NP: Founded 1912 Advocated policies designed to advance Afrikaner interests: Language parity (which would enable Afrikaners to get jobs in the state bureaucracy) Using state resources to to redress white poverty , Apartheid Cultural nationalism - promotion of language, culture (eg the Broederbond) Political nationalism - expressed by the National Party (NP) Right-wing nationalism - fascist influenced movements (AWB) Military purged of British trained soldiers, replaced with reliable Afrikaners Afrikaners in police increased by 77% between 1946-60 Between
In late 15 C Portuguese reached the Cape of Good Hope In 17 C permanent colony, Cape colony, by the Dutch 1814 British annexation was formalized. Slave trade and slavery was abolished by Act of Parliament First Boer republic founded Diamonds and gold found Wars between british and Boers The great Trek and the foundation of the two independent Boer republic In about 19 C many Voortrekkers, dutch origin people who live in South Afrika, the Afrikaners moved out of British Cape Colony Their Great Trek- journey by ox wagon, a sign of discontent with the English authorities who had forbidden slave trade and postulated the equality of whites and blacks. Two boer republics- Transvaal, the Orange Free State The Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between France under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte and a number of European nations. Riflemen, congreve rockets
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