south africa topic 3 Flashcards

1
Q

who was steave Biko and what organization did he found in 1969

A

south African ant apartheid activist
the south African student accosiation as part of black cociousness

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2
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why did the governments turn against the black consciousness movement

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  • 1974celbration of portugese colonial powers leaving mozabuqie and Angola
  • 1972 strikes on campuses about inferior facilities
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3
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steave Biko banning order
and when was SASO founded

A

173
1975

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4
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how much did the percentage of african children in education increase in 1970-1975

A

150percent
class size of 70

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5
Q

what was there a lack of in african schools

A

spending

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6
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what did the education minister do in 1976 to enrage AFRICAN students

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they changed the national curriculum of Africans to afrikkans

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7
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what did the 1976 change to median of south african do

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lead to demonstrations by the SASM of african children who hated the idea of lerni ng there oppressors language

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8
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what other reasons cuased the soweto uprising in 1976

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  • the over crowded ness of the townships often 20 pepeole living in 4 roomed houses
  • conditions of schools
    -no leaders in the community
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9
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what did olver tambo realise about soweto

A

the ANC had little presence in sowteo

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10
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what follwed soweto

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strikes across the town ships in SA

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11
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what happened during soweto

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police fired on children killing as many as 20
the goverment blamed the demonsators for being dangerous
in all protest across the country estmaited deaths where 1,000

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12
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how many banning orders where there of orginsations after these protests

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18

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13
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what wa sthe comitee of 10

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set up in order to orginsise a new governmental system in soweto

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14
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when was steave biko arrested and why

A

arrested 1974
for breaking the banning law for attending ralleys for Angolan and Mozambique independence

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15
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when was SASO banned

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1975

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16
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when and how did steave biko die

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he died in police custody in 1977 under meserious cirsum stances
he had brain damage after a said vionlent struggle with the police

17
Q

why was steave bikos death significant

A

it was a high profile actavist that had been killed
USA and UN protested

18
Q

what did the oliver tambo begin to do

A

restrengthen the ANC by raising funds setting up overseas orginatations, and cordinate the activiies of the MK

19
Q

where where the ANc head quaters and why

A

london as it would help gain political support around the world

20
Q

when and why did the ANC visit veitnam

A

1978
- to see how the veitcong fought and won against the USA
this saw them more to gurellia attacks in urban areas

21
Q

what was the orginsation of african unity

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they where meant to be for newly independent African states to support each other however many relied and traded with south africa like zambia

22
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why did the anc have problem with attracting outside support

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-many states where pressured by SA to not give support
- many states saw ANC as pro communist
- some right wing western parties saw the ANC as a terrosrist group

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