1) Who was British priminister at the outbreak of the Boer War? a) Lord Churchill b) Lord Salisbury c) Lord Aberdeen 2) The Dutch settlers established two states in South Africa, what were they called? a) The Orange Free State and the Transvaal. b) The Free Dutch State and the Transvaal. c) Orange County and the Transvaal. 3) The policy of one country claiming parts of another nation for it's empire is called Colonisation. a) True b) False 4) Which city grew in South Africa after the discovery of gold? a) Pretoria b) Johannesburg c) Kimberley 5) What did the Boers call immigrants who were not Dutch? a) Freeloaders b) Untermensch c) Uitlanders 6) Joseph Chamberlain was colonial secretary for the Conservative government and was a key instigator of the Boer War, his family business also had a lucrative deal selling guns to the Boers. a) True b) False 7) Which of following views is incorrect? a) The Boer War was fought so that Britain could exercise more control over the Boer states. b) The Boer War was fought so that Britain could take control of the Boer gold reserves. c) The Boer War was fought because the Boers had allied with Germany. 8) Which of the following was the nickname given to British soldiers. a) Tommy Watkins b) Tommy Affleck c) Tommy Atkins 9) True or False, After Lord Cardwell's reforms both rich and poor could now become officers in the British Army? a) True b) False 10) Robert Baden Powell was a well known poet and founded the Scouts, but which settlement was he in charge of defending against the Boers? a) Kimberley b) Mafeking c) Ladysmith 11) During 'Black Week' the Boers inflicted defeat after defeat on the British, which of defeats became famous after a photograph recorded the carnage? a) Spion Kop b) The Siege of Kimberley c) The Battle of Stormberg 12) Field Marshall Roberts and Field Marshall _________were brought in to turn the situation around. a) Churchill b) Rhodes c) Kitchener 13) Which of the following did the British not do in thier attempts to defeat the Boers. a) Construct miles of barbed wire fence to stop the Boers moving. b) Construct well defended blockhouse to guard gaps inbetween the barbed wire. c) Burn down the Boers farms. d) Launch a huge anti Boer propaganda campaign in towns like Johannesburg. e) Imprison Boer women and children in concentration camps. 14) Newspapers such as the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post supported the Conservatives, the Daily News and Chronicle supported which other party? a) Labour Party b) Liberal Party c) Unionist Party 15) Alfred Harmsworth launched Britain's first real tabloid paper which used the War and sensationlist reporting to sell copies, what was it called? a) The Times b) The Guardian c) The Daily Mail 16) The Liberal Party was against the Boer War, when Lloyd George attempted to speak out against the war in a Conservative stronghold he was nearly killed. Where did this happen? a) Coventry b) York c) Birmingham 17) What was the name of the British women who travelled to South Africa to expose the conditions in the concentration camps? a) Emily Hobhouse b) Emily Bronte c) Emily Goole 18) Which political party used the popularity of the Boer War to win the 'Khaki Election'? a) The Liberals b) The Consevatives c) The Labour Party 19) When the Boers were finally defeated in 1902 the British Army introduced some major reforms, Which of the follwoing were not recommendations made by the Esher report? a) A new training base was set up on Salisbury plain. b) Tanks were developed. c) Khaki replaced red as the colour of the Army's uniform. d) A full time army and a reserve territorial army was set up. 20) The Liberal Goverment passed a bill allowing the Boers in South Africa to what? a) Stay as part of the Empire but govern themselves. b) Leave the Empire. c) Become part of the Dutch Empire.

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