Second Boer War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/second-boer-war

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Uitlanders: Foreigners, primarily British, who settled in the Boer republics seeking economic opportunities, particularly in mining.
Guerrilla Warfare: A form of irregular warfare characterized by ambushes, sabotage, and hit-and-run tactics employed by smaller, mobile forces.
Concentration Camps: Sites established by the British to intern Boer civilians, leading to widespread death and suffering due to disease and neglect.
Scorched Earth Policy: Military strategy involving the destruction of resources and infrastructure to deny them to an advancing enemy.