Background

Globalization in South Africa

By Torin_Flanigan
  • 1497

    Portugese Explorer Vasco De Gama lands on the South African Coast

    Portugese Explorer Vasco De Gama lands on the South African Coast

  • Jan van Riebeeck, representing the Dutch East India Company, founds the Cape Colony at Table Bay in South Africa.

    Jan van Riebeeck, representing the Dutch East India Company, founds the Cape Colony at Table Bay in South Africa.

  • Gold is discovered in South Africa, triggering the gold rush

    Gold is discovered in South Africa, triggering the gold rush

  • British troops gather on the South African border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.

    British troops gather on the South African border and ignore an ultimatum to disperse. The second Anglo-Boer War begins.

  • The Union of South Africa enacts the Status of the Union Act which declares the country to be a "sovereign independent state"

    The Union of South Africa enacts the Status of the Union Act which declares the country to be a "sovereign independent state"