sentences:  In spite of Boer resistance at home, the Afrikaner-led government of Louis Botha unhesitatingly joined the side of the Allies of World War I and fought alongside its armies.The South African Government agreed to the withdrawal of British Army units so that they were free to join the European war, and had plans to invade German South-West Africa.Elements of the South African army refused to fight against the Germans and along with other opponents of the Government rose in open revolt.