The Boer War

A. was caused by German refusal to stop arming the Boers.
B. resulted from the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer Transvaal.
C. established East Africa as an independent nation.
D. settled all animosities between the British and the Afrikaners.
E. established the concept of majority rule in South Africa.


Answer: B

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