General Knowledge MCQ #916

What sparked the Second Boer War of 1899?

General Knowledge MCQ #916

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What sparked the Second Boer War of 1899?

    • A) Tensions over Transvaal independence and its goldfields
    • B) Disputes over diamond mining rights in the Cape Colony
    • C) Conflicts arising from the abolition of slavery in Boer territories
    • D) Rivalries between British and German colonial interests in Africa

    Answer: Tensions over Transvaal independence and its goldfields

    Explanation: The Second Boer War (1899–1902) was triggered primarily by British imperial ambitions over the gold-rich Transvaal Republic and the Boers' resistance to British suzerainty.