protest against apartheid 64-78

Question 1

Steve Biko

Answer 1

set up SASO- SA students organisation

lead to making people feel better - “black is beautiful”

Question 2

successes of Steve Biko

Answer 2

there was international disgust at his death and the police cover up

Question 3

Black consciousness

Answer 3

called for the need for self pride and emphasised the distinctiveness of black culture

Question 4

death of Steve Biko

Answer 4

he was the 45th person to die in custody since the introduction of detention with trial since 1963

Question 5

consequences of BC

Answer 5

it influenced students in Soweto to stand up against the government to try and change it

successful long term

Question 6

aims of strikes in 1973

Answer 6

raise wages

fewer hours

better working conditions

Question 7

strikes in Durban

Answer 7

led to the renewal of union activity - the government were unable to stop this

these helped bring about the fall of apartheid in the long term

Question 8

impact of mass demonstrations

Answer 8

100,000 in Durban alone

Question 9

successes of 1973 strikes

Answer 9

raised wages and improved working conditions

Question 10

successes of trade unions

Answer 10

built the foundation for the bargaining success of the unions in later years

Question 11

better education

Answer 11

black children wanted better education, with better teachers and better-equipped schools

government announced half the curriculum would be taught in Afrikaans

Question 12

soweto riots

Answer 12

June 16-18 1976

15,000 participated

Question 13

successes of soweto riots

Answer 13

led to other areas demonstrating

14,000 students fled abroad to be trained as ANC guerillas

Question 14

government and soweto

Answer 14

were never really able to control the area again

caused international outrage at the use of guns against children

Question 15

students after soweto riots

Answer 15

had a clearer understanding of life under apartheid

Question 16

failures of soweto riots

Answer 16

575 dead and 2,389 wounded

lacked clear organisation and leaders- had no formal links with the worker organisations

Question 17

after Soweto riots

Answer 17

the government encouraged migrant workers to attack the students who had demanded the closure of state beer halls

Question 18

interpretation of soweto riots

Answer 18

the events of 1976 have been said by some to be a missed opportunity, however, the events shocked the world and lead to more opposition

Question 19

BOSS

Answer 19

Bureau of State Security was an organisation that was used to brutally crush opposition in SA and often were above the law in their actions