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The discovery of gold in Transvaal contributed to the start of _____?

the Anglo-Boer War
World War II
World War I
the Peloponnesian War

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Answer:

the Anglo-Boer War

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The discovery of gold was in fact a precursor to the Anglo-Boer war in 1895. Then in 1899 the actual war started and lasted 3 years, with the Boers losing to Britains scorched earth and blockade strategy.
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