Scorched Earth & C. Camps Flashcards
How many farms were burnt in the SE policy
30,000
Who introduced the SE Policy and who continued it
Lord Roberts initiated it
Kitchener continued it
When did Robert’s order the building of C. Camps
March 1900
How many were there in camps by Sept 1900
11,000
How many camps were there by Sept 1900
40
What fraction of women + children in camps lost their lives
1/4
What was E. Hobhouse secretary of
The Women’s Branch of the S. African Conciliation Committee
Why did women sympathise and acknowledge Hobhouse’s report
Debate on women’s suffrage going on in the UK
Why didn’t Hobhouse visit Black camps
Reportedly ran out of funds
What did Hobhouse claim some Boer’s were buried in
Sacks
Women’s Committee and Hobhouse were all from what class
Upper
Which was the biggest disease in the camps
Typhoid
What system of rationing was imposed according to Hobhouse
Half-rations
Those from ‘undesirable families’ given less rations
Who said the British were committing ‘methods of barbarism’
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Who ordered an inquiry after Hobhouse’s report
Chamberlain
