South Africa-1 Flashcards
percent of black people in SA
80%
percent of white people in SA
13%
people who controlled most of the wealth in SA
white people
place where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison
Robben Island
M/D/Y Mandela was born
7/18/18
current age of mandela
94
M/D/Y Mandela was inaugrated/sworn in as the 1st black president of SA
5/10/94
total number of years of Mandela’s initial prison sentence
5
year Mandela was first sent to prison with a 5-year sentence
1962
reason for Mandela’s 5-year sentence
illegally leaving the country
term for a white minority ruling a black majority in SA
apartheid
term for a legal separation of the races
apartheid
example of an American apartheid
Jim Crow Laws
person who violated a Jim Crow Law resulting in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
Event that followed Rosa Park’s arrest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
country which Mandela traveled to which put him in prison
Algeria
items Mandela wanted from Algeria for his fellow black south africans
guns and weapons
term for the killing of 69 unarmed black protestors
Sharpeville Massacre
term for the event that set Mandela off
Sharpville Massacre
year of the Sharpville Massacre
1960
number of unarmed black protestors that were killed in the Sharpville Massacre
69
American who thought that slaves should be given guns (to shoot their way to prison)
John Brown
year Mandela is charged with additional crimes: treason
1964
Mandela is charged and convicted of treason
1964
term for taking action against your own country
treason
sentence Mandela received in 1964 for treason
life
total number of years Mandela spent in prison
27
number of years Mandela spent in prison on Robben Island
18
term for the prison where the most dangerous black South Africans went
Robben Island
M/D/Y Mandela is sworn in as the first black president of SA
5/10/94
M/D/Y Mandela is awarded the NPP
12/10/93
person who received the NPP with Mandela for his peaceful attempt to end apartheid
F.W. de Klerk
M/D/Y Mandela is released from prison
2/11/90
term for the city where Robben Island was located off the coast of
Capetown
term for the group considered to be terrorists
ANC
ANC
African National Congress
person who released Mandela from prison
F.W. de Klerk
M/D/Y F.W. de Klerk announced the release of Mandela
2/2/90
year the white south africans banned terrorist groups including the ANC
1960
term for the event that caused the banning of terrorist like ANC in SA
Sharpeville Massacre
M/D/Y F.W. de Klerk lifted the ban on the anti-apartheid groups (ANC)
2/2/90
person whoe produced the record about Nelson Mandela
Elvis Castello
Span of years that Mandela first went to prison and the year he was finally released
1962-1990
Span of years the ANC was banned up until the year the ban was removed
1960-1990
term for the translation of Mandela’s name, Rolihlahla
troublemaker
Mandela’s firt born name
Rolihlahla
term for the small village where Mandela was born
Qunu
term for the place where Mandela currently lives
Qunu
term for the materials needed to build the floor of a SA hut
cow dung and ant heap
term for the region that Mandela was born
Transkei
year Mandela opens up the first black law firm in SA
1952
Person who was lawpartner with Mandela when he opened the law firm
Oliver Tambo
year Mandela joined the ANC
1944
year Mandela was elected president of the entire ANC
1991
total number of years of Mandela’s initial prison sentence
5
term of Mandela’s sentence after he was convicted of treason
life
term for the place where Mandela was in prison when he wasn’t in Robben Island
Capetown
year Mandela divorced his second wife
1996
name of Mandela’s second wife
Winnie
year Mandela stepped down from the day to day duties of gov’t (law, speeches…)
1996
person who took over the presidential duties of Mandela while Mandela was still president
Tahbo Mebeki
year Mandela was elected president of the entire ANC
1991
total number of years of Mandela’s initial prison sentence
5
term of Mandela’s sentence after he was convicted of treason
life
term for the place where Mandela was in prison when he wasn’t in Robben Island
Capetown
year Mandela divorced his second wife
1996
name of Mandela’s second wife
Winnie
year Mandela stepped down from the day to day duties of gov’t (law, speeches…)
1996
person who took over the presidential duties of Mandela while Mandela was still president
Tahbo Mebeki
year Tahbo Mebeki won his first term as the president of SA
1999
year Tahbo Mebeki wins his second term as president of SA
2004
year Tahbo Mebeki resigns as president of SA because of a scandal
2008
person who was former president of SA who didn’t understand the science behind AIDS
Tahbo Mebeki
name of person who was accused and convicted of murdering a 13 year old boy
Winnie Mandela
person who was elected president of SA in 2009
Jacob Zuma
year Jacob Zuma was elected president
2009
person who raped his HIV+ housekeeper
Jacob Zuma
person who though he wouldn’t get AIDS because he showered
Jacob Zuma
name of Biko’s chief interrogator
Harold Synman
name of Biko’s family lawyer
George Bizos
M/D/Y Steve Biko died
9/12/77
title of the film about Steve Biko
Cry Freedom
year Cry Freedom came out
1987
person who played Steve Biko in Cry Freedom
Denzel Washington
number of white police officers blamed for Biko’s death
5
year Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement
1969
anit-apartheid group founded by Biko in 1969
Black Consciousness Movement
name of the white Minister of Justice who may have ordered Biko arrested or killed
Jimmy Kruger
name of the President of ANC in 1977
Oliver Tambo
person who was scheduled to meet Steve Biko in 1977
Oliver Tambo
age Biko died
30
term for a person who dies for their beliefs or a cause
martyr
term for legal forgiveness for a crime
amnesty
full name of TRC
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
bookend date for the year the TRC begain its public hearings and the year the TRC ended the public hearings
1995-1998
name of the chairperson of the TRC
Desmond Tutu
bookend dates for the year the TRC began investigations of apartheid crimes and the year the TRC ended the investigation of apartheid crimes
1960-1994
Reason the TRC chose to start the investigations of apartheid crimes
Sharpville Massacre
Reason to end the investigation of apartheid crimes
Mandela is elected/apartheid ends
year Mandela was elected Prez of SA
1994
M/D/Y Biko was arrested
8/18/77
city where Biko was arrested
Port Elizabeth
term for the American versions of the Black Consciousness Movement
Black Panther
age of Biko when he found the Black Consciousness Movement
23
term for the process including confessions and then doing something for forgiveness
reconciliation
term for a statement
forgiveness
term for Mandela’s autobiography
Long Walk to Freedom
movie that Denzel Washington won an academy award for
Training Day
M/D/Y Desmond Tutu was born
10/7/31
age of Tutu
81
term for the thing Tutu and Mandela survived
prostate cancer
year Tutu won the NPP for his nonviolent efforts to end apartheid via sanctions
1984
term for trade restrictions for a political purpose or goal
sanctions
year white police began harrassing Biko
1973
term for when all trade is cut off
embargo
person who is archbishop of Anglecian Church
Desmond Tutu
year Tutu retired as archbishop of the Anglican Church
2010
M/D/Y Tutu gave a eulogy at Biko’s funeral
9/25/77
number of people who attended Biko’s funeral
15,000
name of Tutu’s wife
Leah
term for the meaning of Mpilo
life
term for the word that describes a world without division;; the worth of the whole is determined by its parts
ubuntu
name of the boy that was killed by Winnie Mandela
Stompy
“Without fogiveness there is no future”
–Desmond Tutu
total number of stories submitted in to the TRC
21,000
number of stories heard by the TRC
3,000
year Tutu was diagnosed with prostate cancer
1/1997
term for the disease Tutu had and was in the hospital
TB
years Tutu was in the hospital for TB
2
Diseases Tutu had as a child
polio and TB
Tutu’s role models
1) Trevor Huddleston
2) Mother
3) Jackie Robinson
4) Joe Louis
5) Sugar Ray Robinson
name for the white Anglican priest who was an anti-apartheid activist who visited Tutu daily when he was in the hospital with TB
Trevor Huddleston
name of a domesticated maid who always rooted for the underdog
tutu’s mother
Jackie Robinson’s number
42
name of the role model to Tutu because against all odds, he made it
Jackie Robinson
“brown bomber”; boxer
Joe Louis
person who held the boxing titles in 3 different weight classes
Sugar Ray Robinson
“I have sometimes been pessimistic, yes. Hope does not mean you have to be optimistic.”
–Desmond Tutu
name of Tutu’s son; most important thing that ever happened to him
Trevor
M/D/Y apartheid begins
5/26/48
M/D/Y Afrikaner National party wins election
5/26/48
M/D/Y DF Malan was elected first white Prez of apartheid era
5/26/48
person who was elected first white Prez of apartheid era
DF Malan
person who promised in his campaign to preserve a “pure white race”
DF Malan
percentage of black Africans in SA
80%
M/D/Y apartheid ends
5/10/94
year the first white European settlers came to SA
1652
term for those from Holland or the Netherlands
Deutch
term for the european settlers that the SA
Deutch
place in SA where sailors would stop
Cape of Good Hope
term for the supply base for trade ships in 1652
Deutch East India Company
year the Deutch lost control of the Cape Colony to Britain
1806
year the Great Trek begins
1836
year the British moved into the northeast SA
1836
year diamonds were discovered in SA which catches the eyes of white
1879
year gold was discovered in SA
1886
bookend dates of the Anglo-Bour War
1899-1902
meaning of Anglo
British
meaning of Bour
Duetch
winner of the Anglo-Bour War
Britain
year the British laid claim to SA
1902
year the Union of SA formed
1910
term for the first white gov’t in SA
Union of SA
term for the first time that the term “SA” showed up
Union of SA
year SA gains its independence from Britain and becomes its own country
1934
year ANC is founded in response to the all white gov’t
1912
number of the different languages on a SA ballot
16
year the Pass Laws began
1952
term for the requirement of all black SA over the age of 15 to carry a passport to get in and out of cities
Pass Laws
age at which the Pass Laws apply
15
reason for the Sharpville massacre
Pass Laws
term for the militant wing of the ANC - use force against whites
umkhanto
year of Soweto Protests
1976
term that lasted 8 months and 575 unarmed students killed over education
Soweto Protests
number of months the Soweto Protetsts
8
number of unarmed students in the Soweto Protests
575
year US and UN impose sanctions against SA
1986
US Prez that vetoed sanctions but Congress overode and passed the bill
Ronald Reagan
fraction of Congress that voted for sanctions
2/3
