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1
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What did the creation of the PAC increase among Africans during the early 1960s?

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Mobilised new support

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Which crime was biggest in the early 1960s?

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Pass offences

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Which group attempted to spark mass anger in an attempt to overthrow the National Party?

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PAC

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4
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What is the most famous PAC protest?

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Sharpeville

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What date was the sharpeville massacre?

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21st March 1960

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How many protestors were at Sharpeville?

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5,000

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What was the aim of the sharpeville protests?

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To suspend pass laws

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How many people did the police claim they were facing at Sharpeville?

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20,000

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9
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Where had 9 policemen been killed weeks before sharpeville?

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Cato Manor

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10
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How many people were killed and injured at sharpeville?

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69 died

187 injured

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What did the police add to victims at Sharpeville?

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Stones and weapons

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12
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What did Sharpeville cause a large increase of internationally?

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Criticism

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13
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Why did Sharpeville gain more attention than previous repression?

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Photographs

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14
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How did the UN respond to Sharpeville and in what month?

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Resolution condemning sharpeville and called for the reversal of Apartheid

April 1960

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15
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How did the ANC respond to Sharpeville?

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Pass burning and stayaways

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16
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What did the government announce on the 30th March 1960?

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State of Emergency

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17
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How many Africans marched on Capetown?

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30,000

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18
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Why did protest fail to threaten white rule?

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Not widespread or militant enough

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19
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What powers did the police gain?

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Outlaw meetings

Arrests with no restrictions

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20
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What was the important response from the NP to Sharpeville?

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Unlawful Organisation Act that banned the ANC and PAC

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The Unlawful Organisation Act led to the ANC and PAC turning to what?

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Violence

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22
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A long running aim of Afrikaans was to remove what from SA?

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British influence

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23
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Why did Verwoerd feel the time was right for a referendum?

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The NP was entrenched in power and had 55% of the whites vote

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24
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Why did SA have no TV until 1976?

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Restrict international news

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What were 2 reasons for Macmillans Wind of change speech?
Celebrate African self government | Gain cold war support
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The Wind Of Change speech was before what key event in 1960?
Sharpeville
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How much SA investment was British in 1956?
2/3
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What was the process of African independence called?
Decolonisation
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Macmillans speech reinforced what policy to Verwoerd?
Bantustans
30
What percentage of voters voted for a republic?
52%
31
Becoming republic was what to SA?
Symbolic
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What year did SA leave the common wealth?
1961
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Which county in the common wealth was especially critical of SA?
India
34
After leaving the commonwealth, SA became more what?
Internationally isolated
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What was set up in London in 1960?
AAM (Anti Apartheid Movement)
36
Why did Britain keep strong relations with SA?
Economically and strategically important
37
Why did Britain and USA help SA in the 1960s?
So SA would stop communism in Africa
38
After SA left the commonwealth, what did British companies do?
Huge investments in SA
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What could Western countries done to put pressure on SA?
Economic boycott
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In 1962, what did the UN pass and what was the problem with it?
Trade embargo on SA however, it was voluntary
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What year did Britain impose the arms embargo on SA?
1964
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When were radical groups banned?
April, 1960
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Examples of violence before 1960
``` East London (1952) Durban (1959) Mpondoland (1960) ```
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What had the ANC been committed to before the unlawful organisations act?
Peaceful protest / civil disobedience
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What was the ANC afraid of if they turned to violence?
Government Repression
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Who had already discussed using violence in the 1950s?
Mandela
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Where had successful revolutions taken place?
China and Cuba
48
Name 3 examples of failed peaceful protests
Defiance campaign, freedom charter, Womens pass law protests
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What year did the ANC officially turn to violence?
June 1961
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Who opposed the decision for the ANC to turn to violence?
Chief Luthuli (head of ANC)
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What was the militant wing of the ANC called?
MK
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What type of violence did the ANC use?
Sabotage
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What was the PAC violent wing?
Poqo
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What was the difference between the MK and Poqo?
Poqo attacked people
55
Name 2 PAC attacks
Mbashe bridge | Paarl march
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What was the main reason for failure of violent protest?
Government repression and lack of support
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When was the rivonia trial?
1963 and 1964
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What did Mandela do in the dock during the Rivonia trial?
Outlined difficulties facing Africans
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What did the National Party want Nelson Mandela's punishment to be at the rivonia trial?
The death penalty
60
Where were the main leaders imprisoned after Rivonia?
Robben island
61
Who went into exile to keep the ANC alive?
Oliver Tambo
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What was Oliver Tambos external mission?
To gain international support
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What did Oliver Tambos external mission achieve?
International legitimacy for the ANC
64
Where did ANC exiles speak?
UN and Russia
65
What was a significant problem for SA opposition?
Lack of leadership on the ground.
66
The AAM struggled to gain significant what?
Support
67
What 2 sporting events where SA banned from?
FIFA world cup (1963) | Olympics (1964)
68
Which cricketer was excluded from the English cricket team due to race causing controversy?
Basil D Oliveira
69
Who replaced Verwoerd as leader of the National Party in 1966?
Vorster
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Globally, what was strong until 1973?
Economic growth (oil crisis in 1973)
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In the 1960s, what % did the economy grow each year?
5%
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What hindered the SA economy?
Skills shortages (unskilled Africans)
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How much did African employment increase in manufacturing in the 1960s?
Nearly doubled
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What were jobs reserved for whites called?
Colour bar
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What were added in the townships in the 1960s?
New houses
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In the 1960s, how much did per capita income increase?
23%
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During the 1960s, how many people moved to cities
1.5 million to 6 million
78
The 1960s was seen as the what of apatheid?
High point
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What was beginning to emerge among wealthier Africans?
A middle class
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The success of townships challenged what National Party belief?
That Africans belong in rural areas
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The social gains in african society was made in ..... of apartheid
in spite
82
Growing African wealth helped produce what?
political protest & conflict
83
What act attempted to turn homelands into self governing states and in what year?
Bantu self governing act in 1959
84
Who worked with the National Party to rule Transkei?
Kaiser Matanzima
85
What were held in homelands but ignored if wrong outcomes were produced?
Elections
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How did Transkei benefit from becoming "Independent"?
Increased spending Expansion of health and education Opportunities for the rural middle class
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Which organisation in Africa united against SA?
Organisation of African unity (1963)
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What countries created a buffer zone around SA?
Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe
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Why was Vorster keen to work with more countries in Africa?
To prevent external ANC bases
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Why did western companies invest in SA despite sharpeville?
Profit
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What act allowed prisoners to be detained indefinitely?
Terrorism act | 1967

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