Apartheid In South Africa Flashcards
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Birth of apartheid
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South Africa controlled by white minority group — fear of black domination. Laws to keep land and wealth with whites
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Racial categories
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White, black, colored-mixed race, Asians-Indians and Pakistanis
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Enforcement of apartheid
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- Native land act of 1913
- separate amenities act of 1953
- prohibition of mixed marriages act of 1949
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Native land act of 1913
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- blacks and Asians live on small lands (special reserves/townships)
- reduced tribe and leader rights
- 1958: blacks relocated and land sold to white farmers cheap
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Prohibition of mixed marriages act of 1949
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Prohibited marriage of two people from different race
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Separate amenities act of 1953
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Legalized racial segregation in public areas–separate schools, restaurants and hospitals
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Impact
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- move land– destruction of culture
- blacks can’t vote
- low paying jobs– poor education
- ID
- 1950– protests like SOWETO UPRISING
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Nelson Mandela
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Madiba clan and member of ANC–arrested 1962 for 27yrs cause treason
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Release of Mandela
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Int’l pressure
- impositions of economic sanctions
- 1990 release
- 1994 first democratic election
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Apartheid
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State of being apart. System of racial inequality, segregation, and discrimination (1948-1994)
