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The 30 pages that link to Union of South Africa, each with the reason it gives.

• ApartheidNarrower topic: Its political order entrenched white rule decades before apartheid became official policy.

• South AfricaBroader topic: It was the constitutional predecessor of the present country.

• Second Boer WarRelated: The postwar political settlement helped clear the way for the former Boer republics’ union with British colonies.

• Cape ColonyNarrower topic: The Cape Colony ceased to exist as a separate colony when it joined the Union.

• South African RepublicBroader topic: The former republic’s territory entered the union as the Transvaal Colony.

• Jan SmutsBroader topic: Smuts helped establish the state whose government he later led.

• Southern RhodesiaCompared with: Joining the Union was the alternative rejected in the 1922 status referendum.

• Afrikaner nationalismRelated: Its creation left Afrikaner leaders pursuing political power within a state that retained strong British influence.

• DominionBroader topic: Its creation shows dominion government operating in a settler state with deep racial divisions.

• National Party (South Africa)Narrower topic: The party formed within the new Union, where Afrikaner political factions contested the balance of power.

• Orange Free StateBroader topic: The former republic entered the Union as the Orange River Colony, later renamed the Orange Free State province.

• Colony of NatalNarrower topic: Natal's colonial government ended when the colony entered this union.

• One-state solutionRelated: It is frequently invoked as a comparison for transitions from unequal rule to shared citizenship.

• Boer republicsRelated: The former republics entered the Union as provinces after years of British rule.

• Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandCompared with: It offered a regional precedent for union, though its constitutional status differed.

• Louis BothaBroader topic: Its creation made Botha the first head of government of a unified South African state.

• Pass lawsNarrower topic: Union-era legislation extended movement controls across the country.

• Treaty of VereenigingRelated: The treaty began the process of reconciliation that preceded union.

• Language policy in South AfricaNarrower topic: Its founding settlement privileged English and Dutch, shaping official language arrangements before apartheid.

• Natives Land Act, 1913Narrower topic: The new Union government passed the Act three years after its formation.

• PretoriaRelated: Pretoria became the Union’s administrative capital.

• Christiaan de WetNarrower topic: De Wet entered national politics after the former Boer republics became provinces of the Union.

• Eastern CapeRelated: The province’s predecessor territories were organized within the Union’s Cape Province.

• J. B. M. HertzogNarrower topic: Hertzog governed within the Union and sought greater independence from Britain.

• University of Cape TownRelated: UCT gained university status in 1918, during the Union era.

• Western CapeRelated: The Cape Province became one of the Union’s founding provinces.

• BloemfonteinRelated: Bloemfontein became the judicial capital within the new union.

• Koos de la ReyNarrower topic: De la Rey opposed the Union government’s policies and its participation in the First World War.

• History of Cape TownNarrower topic: The union shifted Cape Town from colonial capital to one of the new state’s legislative centers.

• History of South AfricaBroader topic: The Union established a national state while reserving political power largely for white citizens.