Answer:
Great Britain
Explanation:
In Pretoria, representatives of Great Britain and the Boer states sign the Treaty of Vereeniging, officially ending the three-and-a-half-year South African Boer War. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa.
Trust within the community, not being stupid, and a sense of political (or physical) strength.
