Important Dayes

Question 1

1923-1937

Answer 1

Segregation between the races increased by a series of laws passed

Question 2

1940-1948

Answer 2

ANC grows stronger and clearer in their demands for greater political rights

Question 3

1952

Answer 3

Defiance campaign

Question 4

1955

Answer 4

Freedom charter signed

Question 5

1956

Answer 5

Treason trial.

156 put on trial

Question 6

1960

Answer 6

Sharpeville and Langa massacres

Question 7

1962

Answer 7

Mandela arrested

Question 8

1964

Answer 8

Rivonia trial

Question 9

1969

Answer 9

The morogoro conference gives new life to the ANC in exile

Question 10

1970s

Answer 10

UN and OAU lead campaigns for economic sanctions and sporting boycotts

Question 11

1974-5

Answer 11

Independent black governments come to power in Angola and Mozambique

Question 12

1976

Answer 12

Transkei first independent bantustan

Question 13

1976

Answer 13

Soweto riots

Question 14

1980

Answer 14

Independent black government in Zimbabwe

Question 15

1985

Answer 15

State of emergency declared due to serious rioting in townships

Question 16

1989

Answer 16

De Klerk replaces Botha

Question 17

1990

Answer 17

Mandela released from prison

Continued violence between ANC and Inkatha

Question 18

1992

Answer 18

CODESA talks begin

Boipatong and Bisho massacres

Question 19

1994

Answer 19

First democratic election in SA’s history

Question 20

1983

Answer 20

UDF started to fight the tricameral government

Question 21

1979

Answer 21

AWB formed

Question 22

1959

Answer 22

Bantu self government act

Question 23

1955

Answer 23

Sophiatown destroyed because the government wanted it to be a white area

Question 24

70s

Answer 24

District 6 destroyed

Population of 60,000

Question 25

1949

Answer 25

Prohibition of Mixed Marriages act

Question 26

1950

Answer 26

Population registration act Coloured families suffered most as it resulted in split races

Question 27

1953

Answer 27

Bantu Education Act Blacks taught differently from whites Brought black education under government control

Question 28

Anti-pass law demonstrations

Answer 28

1955 Women like Albertina sisulu led a demonstration in market square.