Question

In the early 1900s, the British and the Dutch had created colonies in South Africa and fought a war (the Anglo-Boer war) to protect what they claimed for themselves. What did South Africa have that they wanted enough to go to war with each other?

Answer 1

Answer:

During the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Dutch Americans organized to influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of the South African Boers. Because they distrusted Great Britain, the Dutch resisted Woodrow Wilson's pro-British policies prior to World War I. But when war broke out, they did not resist the draft.

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