Democracy : A Long Road Flashcards
Describe what the Union Government was of 1910.
South Africa had it's own parliament It had its own leader : Prime Minister Louis Botha It was still part of the British Empire It had 4 provinces: 1. Cape 2. Natal 3. Transvaal 4. The Orange Free State
Explain what voting law was?
Transvaal & OFS : only whites could vote
Cape & Natal: Only whites and non-whites who earned R150 or more could vote
What ideas did the Union Government have about blacks that was the start of apartheid?
That the country should be ruled by whites
Blacks should live in the rural areas
Blacks should only come to the cities to work for whites
Which law was created to keep the blacks out of the cities?
The Pass Laws (1910)
What was the Native’s Land Act (1913)?
Blacks could own land in certain areas called reserves.
Why was the Native’s Land Act so bad?
A. Because its flipping unfair!
B. Because the land that was made available for them was so little, and there were so many of them that they ended up with very little land and could really farm.
What was the SANNC?
South African
National Native
Congress
What did the SANNC do?
They protested peacefully to get the unjust laws changed.
The complained to Britain about these laws but the British ignored them.
What did the SANNC eventually become?
ANC
African
National
Congress
Why was the 1940’s a tough time for SA?
World War 2 was going on
Many SA men went to fight the war
The Blacks and Afrikaners had to move to the cities to work because there weren’t enough white men.
What Jan Smuts suggest should be done about the Pass Laws?
Jan Smuts (United Party) said that it was impossible to keep the Africans out of the cities so they would need to scrap the Pass Laws.
What actually happened to the Pass Laws after WW2?
There were elections (1948)
The United Party lost! (noooooo!)
The National Party won (like Trump….grrrrr)
They made even stricter laws and APARTHEID was born…..
Thanks guys….thanks alot!
When did SA become a Republic and what did that mean?
1961
White men and White women voted to not be part of the British Empire
We were on own….
What happened to blacks when we became a Republic?
MORE unfair laws were created
Which other party was formed after we became a Republic?
PAC
Pan
African
Congress
What was the Sharpeville Massacre?
21 March 1960 - Vereenigin Large crowd gathered to protest agains the Pass Laws The police opened fire! Killed 69 Wounded 180
What happened after the Sharpeville Massacre
30 000 Africans marched in Cape Town to protest against the Pass Laws
What did the government do as a reaction to the Pass Law protests?
The government declared a State of Emergency
They could now arrest whoever they wanted
The banned the ANC and PAC
What happened to the people who worked in the ANC and PAC?
They had to go into hiding (exile) - live in other countries.
They decided to carry on the fight for freedom.
Some chose violence to fight the apartheid government.
