It was the year of the great gold rush my dude goodluck
When a company controls an entire industry or a specific area of the economy it has a monopoly. Democratic governments tend to break up monopolies as they can be unhealthy for their economies. Monopolies can stifle innovation and competition.
(Also known as the South African War) between the British and the Boers was the first modern ''total'' war. The Boars were Dutch farmers with European ancestry who gradually settled in Africa many years before other Europeans and were considered Africans.
1/4 is always equal to 25 percent