Which of the following is NOT true about the Boer War?
A) The British invaded a fellow European people, the Dutch Boers, who decades earlier had fled deeper into Africa to avoid British rule.
B) The British demonstrated the superiority of their humanitarian tradition by their humane treatment of Boer prisoners.
C) A small population of farmers, descendent from the Dutch, held back the British empire for a number of years.
D) The war ruined the British image abroad and roused hysterical nationalism at home.
E) The war resulted in the creation of the Union of South Africa.

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The British did not demonstrate the superiority of their humanitarian tradition with the Boer prisoners. In fact, they implemented brutal tactics such as concentration camps where many Boers died from starvation and disease.

Which of the Following Is NOT True About the Boer