Chapter 7 Flashcards
Homeland
South African lands where blacks were forced to live
Authoritarian
Controlled by one person or a small group of people
Nelson Mandela
The first black president of South Africa
Exchange rate
A nations money in terms of another nations money
Cape Town
Second largest city in South Africa
First multi-racial election
First election in a country that had more than one race running
Nationalize
To put a once private industry under national control
Discriminate
To treat people unfairly based on race, religion, or gender
Aids rate
The rate/amount of aids in a country
Currency
A nations money
Slave trade
The buying and selling of human beings as slaves
Apartheid
The South African system in which racial groups were separated and racial discrimination was legal
Prejudice
Being against a racial group or a group of people
Per capita income
The amount of income per person
Government
The people that are in office and run a country