South Africa Paper 1 Flashcards
Migrant Labour
Workers from rural areas with signed contracfs to work on the mines
Segregation
System that separated people by race
Pass Laws
Internal passport used to limit and control the movement of people from rural areas
Colour Bar
Reserved positions in the mines and factories for white workers
National Party
Politcal Party
White Afrikaaners
Won election 1948. Introduced apartheid
1948 election
White voters turned to the National Party to change the government for their best interest
Aparteid
Extrem separation based on race in South Africa (1948-1994)
Native Laws Amendment Act
1952
Prevented Africans from staying in urban areas for more than 72 hours
Reserves
Only areas where Africans could own land
Native Resettlement Act
1954
Africans forced to leave mixed areas and move to townships
Communist Party South Africa
1921
Radical white workersq and socialists from Europe
Focused on organizing African workers around workers rights
Afrikaaners
Immigrants from Dutch settlers who colonized Cape
17th century
Pondoland Revolt
1960
Army used force to rush widespread resistance and arrest 5,000 people
ANC
African National Congress
Originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid
Petty Apartheid