decolonisation in south and central africa Flashcards
when does s.africa become a dominion
1910
when does s.africa get indpendance (but still in commonwealth)
1931
who comes to power in 1948 in S.africa
afrikana nationalist party
in 1948 what do the afrikana nationalist party implement
apartheid
when is the bantu authorities act
1951
what does the bantu authorities act do
creats ‘homelands’ for black s.africans
what is the result of the bantu authorities act
the 10% white pop owened 80% of the land
9mill s.africans were excluded from the gov
what were the name of the homelands
bantustans
what were the bantustans like
poor quality
didnt fit the large pop
unable to leave w/o passbook
what was a cause of growing nationalism in south africa
bantustans and other aparthied laws
who/what were the key nationalist groups/indviduals in south africa
nelson mandela
african national congress
when was the sharpeville massacre
1960
in s. africa in the 50s and 60s how did the gov maintain their position
through repressie tac tics
what was the aim for the activity in sharpeville
a peacefull protest against aparthied
what happened duing the protest in sharpeville
police opened fire on the protesters