Apartheid Flashcards
What party started Apartheid?
The Nationalist Party
When was the party that started apartheid first voted in?
1948
What did the party that started Apartheid believe in?
Testaments taken from the Dutch Reformed Bible
What did the Dutch Reformed Bible believe in?
Separate development; white people were superior and should therefore maintain power over other races
Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party?
Daniel Francois Malan (D.F Malan)
What was D.F Malan?
An ordained minister
Name the 8 basic laws of apartheid
- Population Registration Act
- Group Areas Act
- Separate Amenities Act
- The Pass Laws
- Bantu Education Act
- Separate Representation of Voters Act
- The Bantu Self-Government Act
- Homelands Act
What was the Population Registration Act?
People had to be registered into certain races: black, white, coloured, indian
What was the Group Areas Act?
After people were registered by the colour of their skin they were forced to move to places allocated to them by their skin colour
What was the Seperate Amenities Act?
All public amenities were separated for whites and non-whites. Sport was also segregated
What were the Pass Laws?
They made the pass system stricter and become a large reference book that black males had to carry at all times. In 1 year there would usually be over 100 000 arrests caused by this act
