Second Anglo-Boer War. Video worksheets, differentiated

Drawing richly on contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts (sources given), this fast-paced, informative documentary covers: historical context, Britain outlaws slavery, The Great Trek, the First Anglo-Boer War, Boer Independence, Transvaal. Gold rush and immigration, Cecil Rhodes, the Jameson Raid, asymmetrical warfare; Boer Invasion, Mafeking, Ladysmith; Elandslaagte; Colenso, Stormberg, Magersfontein; Lord Roberts, Spionkop; Guerrilla Warfare, Bergendal; Concentration Camps, Kitchener, Emily Hobhouse; scorched earth tactics; new British allies in Japan, France, and Russia; impact on WW1, the war as a premonition of modern warfare’s horrors for civilians.

20 questions for the 28-min film Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

Links to the video on all sheets, or search YouTube for “The British-Boer War 1899-1902 - First Modern War?”.

Whilst you’re here, have a toot on Rhodes - diamonds, gold, and greed, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12615627

and The Scramble for Africa here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12615619