segregation and oppostion Flashcards

1
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pass system

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designed to control the movement of Africans

imposed during slave economy in 18-19th centuries

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2
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reference books threat

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they were threatened with arrests, harassment and fines

helped cause anti-apartheid struggle

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3
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1986

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ineffective pass laws were taken back, after 17 million arrests

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4
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1980

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3.5 million Africans, coloured and Asians had been removed from White areas

moved to homelands

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5
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industrial conciliation act

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1924

barred black workers from joining trade unions

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6
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great depression

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in 1930s

government shocked to hear that 1 in 5 whites were living in poverty

many blacks sacked during to provide for whites

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7
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ANC actions

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created local protests

Sol Plaatje began newspapers to advertise their ideas

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8
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failures of ANC actions

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few Africans could read the newspapers

thought the best way to achieve their aims was to keep on good terms with the whites

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9
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actions of anti-pass demonstrations

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highly effect women’s protest in Bloemfontein

women held peaceful demonstrations and mass burnings of passes

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10
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successes of anti-pass demonstrations

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government didn’t know how to oppose the women

the opposition to men’s demonstrations were met much more strongly

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11
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indian resistance actions

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mass protests

stay at home protests

strikes

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12
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successes of indian resistance

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many were arrested

SA government withdrew the £3 tax they had to pay

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13
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actions of Trade unions

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striked in 1919 and were successful

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14
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trade union success

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had 100,000 members by 1920s

however, due to tensions in leadership the ICU collapsed in 1930

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15
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communist actions

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tried to make links ith ANC

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16
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communist successes

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ANC leaders were suspicious of communism