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The 44 pages that link to Second Boer War, each with the reason it gives.
South AfricaRelated: Its outcome brought the former Boer republics under British control.
Union of South AfricaRelated: British victory brought the Boer republics under imperial rule, making union negotiations possible.
Cecil RhodesRelated: Rhodes’s expansionist politics and the Jameson Raid helped intensify tensions preceding the war.
Edwardian eraRelated: Its final years exposed military and social weaknesses inherited by Edward VII’s government.
Jameson RaidRelated: The raid sharpened tensions that contributed to the later conflict.
South African RepublicBroader topic: Its conclusion ended the South African Republic as an independent state.
Jan SmutsBroader topic: Smuts fought as a Boer commander before later cooperating with Britain.
Joseph ChamberlainRelated: As colonial secretary, Chamberlain defended Britain’s conduct during the war.
Afrikaner nationalismRelated: British victory and the concentration camps became powerful sources of collective grievance.
Herbert KitchenerBroader topic: Kitchener became commander-in-chief in South Africa and directed the war’s final phase.
JohannesburgRelated: Johannesburg’s gold wealth made control of the Transvaal a central imperial prize.
National Party (South Africa)Related: British victory and the republics’ annexation intensified Afrikaner resentment that shaped the party’s emergence.
Orange Free StateNarrower topic: The Orange Free State joined the war as the Transvaal’s ally and was defeated.
Paul KrugerBroader topic: The war began during Kruger’s presidency and ended the republic he had led.
Boer republicsRelated: The war ended the republics’ independence and brought them under British authority.
First Boer WarRelated: The uneasy settlement after the first war did not prevent a much larger later conflict.
Louis BothaRelated: Botha became a leading Boer commander and later negotiated for peace.
Maxim gunBroader topic: Both sides employed modern machine guns, including Maxim-pattern weapons.
Treaty of VereenigingNarrower topic: The treaty ended this war after Britain defeated the Boer forces.
Robert Baden-PowellNarrower topic: Baden-Powell's service during this conflict preceded his fame and youth-training work.
Concentration campRelated: British camps for Boer and African civilians became an influential early example.
Lord SalisburyBroader topic: This costly war dominated the final years of Salisbury’s premiership.
Natives Land Act, 1913Related: Its aftermath created the political order that preceded Union and the Act.
New ImperialismBroader topic: The conflict grew from British expansion and strategic and economic interests in the region.
Robben IslandRelated: The island held Boer prisoners during this conflict, before its later political-prison era.
Witwatersrand Gold RushRelated: Rivalry over the Transvaal and its gold wealth helped drive the conflict.
Hiram MaximRelated: Both sides used automatic weapons, including Maxim-derived guns, in a conflict shaped by modern firepower.
Christiaan de WetNarrower topic: De Wet’s campaigns became a defining part of its later, guerrilla phase.
Edmund AllenbyRelated: Allenby served in South Africa, where he gained experience in mounted warfare.
J. B. M. HertzogRelated: Hertzog fought as a Boer general, and the war shaped his opposition to British dominance.
BloemfonteinRelated: British forces captured Bloemfontein in 1900 during the war.
GautengRelated: The war reshaped political control over the territory that became Gauteng.
John McCraeRelated: McCrae served as a medical officer in this earlier war before returning to military service in 1914.
South West Africa campaignRelated: Its recent memory shaped Afrikaner resistance to fighting alongside Britain.
C. P. ScottRelated: Scott opposed the war, putting the Guardian at odds with much British opinion.
Henry Campbell-BannermanRelated: His opposition to the war helped establish his leadership of a divided Liberal Party.
History of EswatiniRelated: Its outcome helped determine British control over Swaziland’s administration.
John Atkinson HobsonRelated: Hobson reported from South Africa and interpreted the conflict as serving powerful economic interests.
Robert Gascoyne-CecilRelated: The war dominated Salisbury’s final premiership and intensified criticism of British military and imperial policy.
Ernest OppenheimerRelated: Oppenheimer's Kimberley experience during the siege connected his early career to the region's upheaval.
History of Cape TownRelated: The conflict tested British control of Cape Town and accelerated political changes across the region.
History of South AfricaBroader topic: British victory consolidated imperial control and laid groundwork for the Union of South Africa.
History of Southern AfricaBroader topic: The war transformed imperial rule and helped shape the Union of South Africa.
MafikengNarrower topic: The siege occurred during this conflict, which shaped British rule over the region.