South africa topic 1 Flashcards
which party won the 1948 election and who lead it
national party led by Daniel malen
list 3 things stated in the national partys sauer report
Commissioned by Malan and the National Party
Became the policy of the National Party just before the 1948 election
The recent black migration to the cities had to be reversed
Migrant labour should continue to be controlled by passes
Black people in urban areas should continue to be housed in controlled townships within white areas
Black people should continue to be pushed up into the native reserves
Separateness was the only safe way forward and apartness (‘apartheid’) was vital
Black people in towns should have no political rights and be tightly controlled.
list 3 things stated in the national partys fagan report
Commissioned by Smuts and the United Party
Became the policy of the United Party just before the 1948 election
Total segregation was unworkable
The economy and the need for workers meant that black people were needed in towns, living amongst whites
The idea of Native Reserves would not be encouraged.
The experiment of separation had largely failed
what is the broader band
a society of chosen white Afrikaners men who try and promote and fund Afrikaner business to promote Afrikaner national interests on a economic political and cultural level
what dose volk mean
a group of people/ ethnic group and culture
what was osswebrandwag how many members did it have
- it is a mass anti war movement set up by afrikaners after 1939
- 300,000
what was Afrikaner attitude towards the British
- they were very negative towards the British due to the fact that they had been in control of the southafrican cape colony
- the boear war brought more distaste due to the use of concetration camps 1899- 1902 and the secure of transvall and the orange free state
what was the Sharpeville massacre and why was it significant
it was a massacre that took place in 1960 (69 killed 180 injured) PAC launched a campaign which would aim to protest the pass laws used to enforce racial segregation. many turned up out side of the shape ville police station looking to be arrested as they wernt carring pass books the police felt threatened and opened fire.
it lead to a state of national emergency and many PAC and anc activists being detained
and the banning of the 2 partys
it alsomae the apartheid giverment look bad on the international stage
what was the 1956 treason trial
156 activists where arrested and accused of treason. lead t the exile of oliver tabo who became an activist in other countries fighting to end apartheid
when was the pac and anc banned
1960 after sharpeville (unlawful orginsations act)
who was verwoerd
he was the prime minster and national party leader of south Africa from 1958 to 1966 and was known for greatly expanding apartheid
what was the rivonia trial
it was a trial in 1963 and included the arrest of Mk and anc leaders. they raided the lillesleaf farm which resulted i the arrest and conviction of nelson mandela
population deigantion act 1950
designated everyone into black white and coloured and spit inter racial marriages and required a race card to be carried
prohebition of mixed marragies 1949 and immorality act 1950
mixed marragies illegal
and sex made illegal between racial groups
group areas act 1950
land designated for different racial groups. evicting the racial groups of the land
