Question

What are 5 reasons the Boer war of 1899 started ?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Anglo-Boer War, or South African War, was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. The trigger of the war was the discovery of diamonds and gold in the Boer states.

Answer 2

There were several causes of the First Anglo-Boer War.

The expansion of the British Empire.

Problems within the Transvaal government.

The British annexation of the Transvaal.

The Boer opposition to British rule in the Transvaal.