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
how many were killed/ wounded in the sharpeville massacre
killed-69
wounded-180
how was the sharpville massacre viewed? why?
turining point
nationalism became more violent, attracted international condemnation
when did s.africa vote to leave the commonweath and become a republic
1961
when was mandela acccused of attempting to overthrow the gov
1962
when was mandela imprisoned
1964
what happened to mandela whilst imprisoned
he became a symbol for the anti aparthied cause
forced to do labour and had 2 visitors a year
when did basutoland gain indpendance and what did they change their name to
4th october 1966
lesotho
when did bechuanaland gain indpendance and what did they change their name to
30th september 1966
botswana
when did swaziland gain indpendance
6th september 1968
during ww2 how were n.rhodesia s.rhodesia and nyasaland treated
as one
joint administration worked
as a result of the suscess of joint administration in ww2 what happened in 1953 for n.rhodesia s.rhodesia and nyasaland
central african fedoration was est
in what limited way did the central african federation protect african rights
discriminatory legislation could be vetoed by br
limited rep in federal assembelly
why did nationalism rise in n.rhodesia s.rhodesia and nyasaland and what was the british responce
they were sus of br intentions
arrested and imprisoned nationalists
by the end of 1950s what was the br view for n.rhodesia s.rhodesia and nyasaland
decol was nesscarry to be inline with policy elsewhere
in nyasaland and n.rhodesia what happened in1960-61
natioalist leaders were released from jail
constitutions drawn up for the path to indpendance
when was the central african federation disolved
1963
when did n.rhodesia and nyasaland gain indpendance
1964
as zambia and malawi respectivly
in s rhodesia what happened in 1961
support switched to the rhodesian front party and they won the elections
what was notable abpout the pop in s rhodesia
they were white settelers who were determined to avoid being absorbed into an indpendant black african dominated country
when was s rhodesia illegaly decalred as indpendant rhodesia
1965
when did rhodesia become a republic
1969
