Race Wars (1795 – 1913) / ZDF.

This program documents the struggle for land and power in South Africa. The two competing parties in these wars were the British and the Boers. The Black population was not even considered. The British brought missionaries into the country, while the earlier settlers at the Cape had, in the meantime...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Films on Demand. South Africa - The Land of Hope.
Corporate Authors:	Infobase (Film distributor) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : ZDF, [2009]
Series:	Films on Demand. South Africa - The Land of Hope.
Subjects:	World history. Africa > History. Internet videos.
Genre:	Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 0 sec)) : sound, color.
Format:	Electronic Video

Contents:

Dutch-English Tensions (2:51); Genadendal Mission (2:37); British and German Missions (2:15); Reitz Family (2:23); Great Trek (3:14); Siege of Makapan Cave (3:52); Battle of Blood River (2:27); Cape Frontier Wars (3:46); Kimberley Mine (3:35); Witwatersrand Gold Rush (4:44); Conflict over Witwatersrand (2:43); Second Boer War (4:48); Scorched Earth Policy (2:53); David vs. Goliath (3:56); Republic of South Africa (2:15); African National Congress (2:17); Credits: Race Wars (1795 – 1913) (0:30);