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1
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what is segregation

A

the practise or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a particular group

2
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what was the natives land act

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the natives land act was an act that was passed in 1913.
it satiated that African people were only allowed to own 13% the land

the rest of the land was to be kept for white ownership and occupation even though whites were only about 20% of the population

3
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what was one of the main ways that African people were kept separate

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the unequal access to land was one of the main ways that African people were kept separate

4
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after they came into power in 1948

the national party passed how many laws and what was the aim of these laws

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the national party passed 148 laws

it aimed to :

increases the power and living standards of white
increases the separation of races
control the movement of blacks

5
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Other racial segregation laws
Apart from the Land Act, there were many other racial segregation laws.

List these 4

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Black South Africans were not allowed to vote.

People living in the towns and cities had to live in separate suburbs and townships, according to skin colour.

Africans in the cities were only allowed to stay as long as their labour was needed by whites. Pass laws controlled the movement of Africans. African men outside the reserves had to carry ‘passes’which allowed them to work and live in the cities. The police would arrest anyone without a pass and they were fined or sent to jail.

The job colour bar gave white people jobs rather than black people, and a white person was paid more for doing the same job as a black person. A white skin was a better recommendation for a job than ability.