HIS 2326 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Afrikaners
24 Jul 2018
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Battle of gallipoli; experiences of young men and women; imperial troops; experiences of women in munitions factories; realities of total and modern war. Documentary: "the great war and the shaping of the modern world" part 3 "total war" Largest contribution: india: 1. 5m volunteer soldiers, 62 000 perished. Imperial non-combatants: labourers, dug trenches, helped move supplies, etc, egyptians, chinese, etc. "the dominion contribution to the imperial conflict: requires vast finance and materials, canada, australia, and new zealand paid their way. South africa fought against german sw africa: 1914: india spent 20m pounds; 1917: 74m pounds. War in south africa should be seen as a prelude to the great war: there were two, 1889-92: dutch boer nationalists vs. british, rich diamond mines. Sit in the kop end of a football stadium: brutal conflict overall, africaners - lightly armed; exposed the british for their weakness; used guerrilla tactics, british tried to confine civilians.
