Change in the Modern World: Apartheid 1948-1994 Flashcards
Which political party governed South Africa from 1948-1994?
The National Party
In 1960, the average income of black South African’s was:
less than 10% that of a white South Africans.
In what year was the Separate Amenities Act passed?
1953
Who said that “The task is to make South Africa a white man’s land”.
Dr Malan
Who is Hendrik Verwoerd?
the “architect of apartheid” - In 1950, National Party’s Minister of Native Affairs, Prime Minister of South Africa in 1958
Extract from a speech by Hendrik Verwoerd, 5th December 1950
“… the present Government adopts the attitude that it concedes and wishes to give others precisely what it demands for itself. It believes in the supremacy of the European in his sphere, but, then, it also believes equally in the supremacy of the Bantu in his own sphere. For the European child it wishes to create all the possible opportunities for its own development, prosperity and national service in its own sphere; but for the Bantu it also wishes to create all the opportunities for the realisation of ambitions and the rendering of service to their own people.
Who referred to apartheid as “good neighbourliness”?
Henrik Verwoerd
Who recommended the establishment of Bantustans?
Frederick Tomlinson (asked by Dr Malan)
What did the Native Labour Act (1953) state?
That black workers were not allowed to join a trade union.
Baas definition
Master
Kaffir definition
Boy (derogatory)
What year was the Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act passed?
1959
Which law allowed for the creation of areas for specific racial groups e.g. ‘White’ areas?
The Group Areas Act
According to Nelson Mandela, what was “the most important political document ever adopted by the ANC”?
The Freedom Charter
Who was the leader of the PAC when it split from the ANC in 1959?
Robert Sobukwe
Who organised the Sharpeville protests in 1960 and why?
PAC, to protest against the pass laws in the township
Who did Mandela start a legal service with?
Oliver Tambo
In which year did Umkhonto we Sizwe begin its sabotage campaign?
December 1961
In which country did Mandela receive training about how to be a guerrilla fighter?
Ethiopia
In what year was the Rivonia Trial?
1963
How many years was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for?
27 years
Who created the Free Mandela Campaign?
Oliver Tambo
Which event resulted in a power/leadership vacuum in the struggle against the oppressive apartheid regime?
The Rivonia Trial