strengthening separate development 1961-68

Question 1

describe the economic recovery

Answer 1

increased Afrikaner wealth 68.1 % managment posts in 1960 from 1948 43%
-many investors could get 15-20% return outlays=average eco growth 6% year
-number employed manufcaturing increased 950,000 to 1,000,000 between 60-66
-income rose by almost 50%
foreign reserves had quadrupled to 240 million
Biritsh banks such as Barclays controlled 60% SA bank deposits =close links

Question 2

describe the diplomatic ties

Answer 2

SA anti-communist stance=us close ties interests minerals and agaisnt communism sold arms to stop opposition surronded by allies=portuguese colonies Angolia and Mozambique Zambia indy had to rely SA trade

Question 3

describe potential economic issues

Answer 3

required sig foriegn investment=required implementation heavy machinary and tech innovations=required importation all oil =all negated by proseperity of white upper class

Question 4

describe life in white sa

Answer 4

excellent social services healthcare education many could afford servant=two third income english speakers in 1970=comfotable in world=homes good modern convenicies =reluctant to allow lifeestyle to come under change=tv banned feared encourage communism and racial mixing=strict censorship lit=broadcast news had to follow gov=taught schools apartheid natrual order=accpeted protests led communsits

Question 5

describe the development in the Bantustans

Answer 5

thought african people should live tribal reserves and only enter white SA as migrant workers so homelands become Bantustans=just reservoirs cheap labour
idea based on that whites and black people different=different origins=all african groups should have their own homelands=own national identites=society and culture which suited their conditions =accepted contining need for cheap black labour adamant they had no place society=influenced by decolonisation happenig in Africa=homelands prepared full indepedance fully self governing and self-financing apartheid supporters could not see how this was seen racist

Question 6

describe Vorsters use police powers and defence forces

Answer 6

defence budget rose from R44 million 1961-66
-by 1970=had all signs police state which would be devolved after Soweto
-by 1960s=focus was on preventing infiltration of anti-apartheid groups=1963 SADF had 25,000=extended in 1967 when conscription introduced for white men serve 9 months camps and further training
-1968 sent to wankie game reserve to cobat zapu and anc

international boycotts=illegally get weapons=created own arms industry=armanents production board=r33 million nvested hear
police forces=section six 1967 terrorism act=authority to indefinitely hold anyone suspected terrorist offense 1965 police amendment act=search without warrent 1969 Bureau for state security created kept secret

Question 7

describe what happend in the Transkei

Answer 7

first bantistan to have full indepedance=quasi parliament=110 members=65 appointed and 45 elected=gov controlled manaagment elections to ensure compliant delegates reelected=Democratic party opposed indy won 38/45 seats=Kaiser powerful=used coercion and declared state emergancy banned opposition groups
no other gov regonised it=UN condemed it=considerable unrest Poqo=Kaiser survived multiple assasination attempts=oct 1962 poqo assasinated cheif Mabuza tembo tribe
-never got eco indy continued reserviour for cheap labour=transki was sham
led to opposition being more militant