south africa topic 3 Flashcards
who was steave Biko and what organization did he found in 1969
south African ant apartheid activist
the south African student accosiation as part of black cociousness
why did the governments turn against the black consciousness movement
- 1974celbration of portugese colonial powers leaving mozabuqie and Angola
- 1972 strikes on campuses about inferior facilities
steave Biko banning order
and when was SASO founded
173
1975
how much did the percentage of african children in education increase in 1970-1975
150percent
class size of 70
what was there a lack of in african schools
spending
what did the education minister do in 1976 to enrage AFRICAN students
they changed the national curriculum of Africans to afrikkans
what did the 1976 change to median of south african do
lead to demonstrations by the SASM of african children who hated the idea of lerni ng there oppressors language
what other reasons cuased the soweto uprising in 1976
- the over crowded ness of the townships often 20 pepeole living in 4 roomed houses
- conditions of schools
-no leaders in the community
what did olver tambo realise about soweto
the ANC had little presence in sowteo
what follwed soweto
strikes across the town ships in SA
what happened during soweto
police fired on children killing as many as 20
the goverment blamed the demonsators for being dangerous
in all protest across the country estmaited deaths where 1,000
how many banning orders where there of orginsations after these protests
18
what was the comitee of 10
set up in order to orginsise a new governmental system in soweto
when was steave biko arrested and why
arrested 1974
for breaking the banning law for attending ralleys for Angolan and Mozambique independence
when was SASO banned
1975
when and how did steave biko die
he died in police custody in 1977 under meserious cirsum stances
he had brain damage after a said vionlent struggle with the police
why was steave bikos death significant
it was a high profile actavist that had been killed
USA and UN protested
what did the oliver tambo begin to do
restrengthen the ANC by raising funds setting up overseas orginatations, and cordinate the activiies of the MK
where where the ANc head quaters and why
london as it would help gain political support around the world
when and why did the ANC visit veitnam
1978
- to see how the veitcong fought and won against the USA
this saw them more to gurellia attacks in urban areas
what was the orginsation of african unity
they where meant to be for newly independent African states to support each other however many relied and traded with south africa like zambia
why did the anc have problem with attracting outside support
-many states where pressured by SA to not give support
- many states saw ANC as pro communist
- some right wing western parties saw the ANC as a terrosrist group
what n 1975 allowed the anc to increase there influence
independence of surrounding countries like Mozambique
how much did white employment improve 60-66
957,000- 1,181,000
