Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 21 August 2015 Chapter 33 Outline Global Empires Few Euros traveled to South Africa in 1850, discovery of diamonds/gold broughtEuros Cecil John Rhodes, 18-yr-old. Oxford Uni. Student, 1871, went to south Africa for climate that would relieve his tuberculosis Supervised African laborers who worked claims to diamond fields, bought rights 1889, 35, monopolized diamonds in south Africa, ctrl?d. 90% of world?s diamonds Built stake in gold-mining; served as prime minister, 1890-6, of Brit Cape Colony Cape would serve as op. for extension of Brit to Africa, Cape to Cairo Absorbed territories north settled by Dutch farmers