I recently have watched the documentary ‘Scramble of Africa’ and I really found amazing to learn about a small island that controlled world’s trade and population both. I found the Boer Wars most interesting here because I realize it sowed the seed for the First World War indirectly if not directly. It came as a wakeup call for Britain that helped Britain to organize a better army during the Second World War. Initially, this war did not seem difficult at all as it started on a very small scale. But what I noticed here was that Britain underestimated the Boers who were so good in their training, organization and equipment as well.