Most early scholars of the South African War focussed almost entirely on the struggle between Afrikaner nationalism and British imperialism in which the role of Blacks was seen as irrelevant.

The years 1914 to 1949 were witness to rapid and extensive change in the social and
material conditions of Indians. The transformation of the majority of lndians to an urban-based
proletariat presented them with new challenges as well as additional choices of group

The ancient land of Persia has been officially known by its present
name, Iran, since 1935, but the two names, one from Pars, homeland of
the ancient ruling dynasties, and one from Aryan, are used synonymously