aparthied Flashcards
(20 cards)
How was apartheid opposed internationally?
UN condemnation, economic sanctions, cultural and sporting sanctions.
These measures aimed to isolate South Africa and pressure it to end apartheid.
Why was apartheid not completely opposed internationally?
Strategic importance during the Cold War against the spread of Communism, access to materials such as Gold and Coal.
The geopolitical context influenced many countries’ responses to apartheid.
Which areas of South Africa were majority Zulu and Xhosa areas?
South East/coast.
Which political party won the election in 1948?
The National Party.
Which minority group held power during apartheid?
White people.
How did power change hands from 1989 to 1994?
Power transitioned from the National Party to the ANC.
What were the main areas of reform made by President P.W Botha?
Trade Unions, Constitution, Pass Laws, Educational, Petty Apartheid.
Which leader was the principal negotiator for the ANC and became president in 1994 after serving 27 years in prison?
Nelson Mandela.
Which leader was the first president to accept that apartheid was not working and started to dismantle it, winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994?
F.W de Klerk.
Name the 6 main ethnic groups in South Africa during apartheid.
Zulu, Xhosa, San, Afrikaans, British, Asian.
List the 4 different racial categories used during apartheid.
Black, White, Coloured, Asian.
Which racial group did the majority of the population belong to?
Black.
How was apartheid opposed in South Africa?
The ANC was one of the biggest resisters to apartheid, boycotts, civil disobedience, strikes.
Which political group won the 1948 election and held on to power until 1994?
The National/Nationalist Party.
True or False: the San people were native peoples to South Africa but not part of the Bantu black African group.
True.
How was apartheid resisted?
Boycotts, civil disobedience, strikes.
How was apartheid enforced in law?
Prohibition of interracial marriages / sexual relations, ‘pass book’ documentation needed to be carried by non-whites, segregation of public areas, categorisation of different races, segregation of public amenities.
List 3 of the 6 categories of discrimination we studied last lesson.
Political, Land ownership, Housing, Travel, Employment, Relations.
Apartheid =
a policy and system of segregation and discrimination on the grounds of race.
Which political group was the biggest objector to apartheid?
ANC - African National Congress.
