Causes of the Second Boer War
- Created by: Evanamtr13
- Created on: 16-10-19 08:14
View mindmap
- Causes of the Second Boer War
- The Jameson Raid 1895 - 1896
- Led by Cecil Rhodes and Leander Starr Jameson
- Rhodes resigned as the premier of the Cape Colony
- Intended to give Britain an excuse to intervene in the Transvaal on the side of the uitlanders
- Failed when didn't promote uprising
- Rhodes resigned as the premier of the Cape Colony
- The Transvaal and the Orange Free State united under Kruger
- The Boers and the British began to mobilise
- Uitlanders didn't support it
- The Boer Republics signed a military pact against Britain and imported German arms
- Led by Cecil Rhodes and Leander Starr Jameson
- Outbreak of war
- Boers issued an ultimatum to Britain, which was rejected
- October 1899
- Boers declare war on Britain
- Boer's invited Britain to annex Transvaal and Orange Free State in 1877
- Wanted the British to kill the Zulus
- Zulu's attacked the farms of the Boers
- Led to the 1879 Zulu War
- Wanted the British to kill the Zulus
- First Boer War
- Causes
- Boers request for independence was denied after the 1879 Zulu War
- Outcomes
- However were not completely free due to British control
- Kruger demanded the withdrawal of all British troops in his 1899 ultimatum
- Transvaal and Orange Free State became independent nations
- However were not completely free due to British control
- 1880-1881
- Causes
- Gold
- Discovery of gold and precious minerals in Transvaal in 1886
- Boer's couldn't mine gold due to lack of expertise and numbers
- British and German uitlanders mined the gold instead
- Discovery of gold and precious minerals in Transvaal in 1886
- Uitlander rights
- No voting rights
- Cecil Rhodes inspired them to campaign for voting rights
- Higher taxes
- Citizenship only given after 14 years of settlement
- Chamberlain demanded uitlander rights in his 1899 ultimattum
- No voting rights
- Expanding Boer economy threatened British colonies
- Supported by the Cabinet, parliment, press and the public
- The Jameson Raid 1895 - 1896
Comments
No comments have yet been made