Botha's 'Total strategy' Abroad

Question 1

Increased military strength by

Answer 1

1. setting up a state of security council in 1982 made up of army generals.
2. Increased the size of the armed forces + the length of time of compulsory military service from 9 months to 2 years for every white SA male.
3. SADF strengthened
4. Established essays own arms industry called ARMSCOR to manufacture guns, tanks, and other weapons.

Question 2

Botha attacked the ANC and MK

Answer 2

• Jan 1981: attacked MK forces in Mozambique + Matola, killing 15 members
• Dec 1982: raided Masera, Lesotho, where ANC were hiding, killing 42 inc. other residents not involved in ANC
• 1981: targeted assassinations were carried out, Joe Gqabi (ANC rep for Zimbabwe) was shot in his house.
• Ruth First (ANC member and SACP member) killed by a parcel bomb
• June 1984: SADF attacked ANC targets in Botswana, killing 15

Question 3

Supported anti-Communists by

Answer 3

• SA sent financial and military support to anti-communists armies fighting against new. independent govs in Angola and Mozambique to keep civil wars going and to DESTABILISE the region
• March 1984- Mozambique signed a pact with SA to agree not to assist the ANC if SA withdrew = huge blow to ANC (had to remove bases from the country)