History Of South Africa Timeline
European powers conscript large amounts of soldiers from their colonies in africa.
History of south africa timeline. The weather proved to be a threath to their ships and many of their attemps to trade with the local people the khoikhoi proved unsuccesful. What is known as the great war breaks out in europe. South africa was originally one country under british control called the union of south africa.
1000 for thousands of years hunter gatherers called the san people inhabit south africa. The history of south africa timeline created by katrinebj. Arrival of the dutch the portuguese who already lived in south africa showed little interested in colonization.
The second anglo boer war occurs and becomes known as the most destructive modern armed conflict in south africa s history. A chronology of key events in the history of south africa from 4th century migrations to the present day. South africa s prehistory has been divided into two phases based on broad patterns of technology namely the stone age and iron age after the discovery of hominins at taung and australopithecine fossils in limestone caves at sterkfontein swartkrans and kromdraai these areas were collectively.
1914 1918 ce. 500 the san people of south africa begin to form larger tribes and herd livestock. It became its own self governing nation in 1934 through the status of the union act but was still under the control of the british empire.
The national party won the national elections and slowly started a process moving away from british control. 250 the bantu people begin to migrate into south africa from the north.
