South afrika Flashcards

1
Q

homelands

A

places where black people where send so they would not be living among the white

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2
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free burghers

A

people who wanted to break free from English

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3
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rand rebellion

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people where payed only 5% if they were black

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4
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grouo areas act

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only people of a skin colour could live in a certain place

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5
Q

freedom charter

A

demands from ANC

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6
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Mfecane

A

een periode van chaos en onrust in Zuidelijk Afrika tussen 1815 en circa 1835. shaka de leader of the zulu heeft meer groepen samen gebracht met geweld. uiteindelijk kwamen er nederlanders op zijn pad. deze heeft hij vermoord ondanks dat ze hun hebben geholpen. dit leiden tot de battle of blood river.

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7
Q

bitter enders

A

boeren wouden transvaal niet opgeven en vochten tot het bittere einde.

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8
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townships.

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kleine buitenwijken in slechte staat. dit zijn overblijfselen van apartheid.

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9
Q

What associations do the Boer names for South Africa’s original inhabitants have
in the Netherlands? Why do you think that is so?

A

Negative as long as they did not interfere. At best as slaves or servant. Because
of the idea of racial superiority. Natives were seen as uncivilized.

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10
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How were the peoples of Zimbabwe different from the tribes around what is now
the Cape Province

A

hey created a city-based civilization, an empire even

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11
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. How did Europe’s struggle with Islam influence exploration of Africa?

A

he Europeans were looking for an alternative route to trade with the rich East

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12
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Settlers wanted to:

A
  • have access to grasslands beyond
  • trade with the khoi
  • own property
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13
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Heeren Zeventien wanted:

A

keep control over them, stay within colony

  • no trade with the khoi
  • all to be controlled by and propery of the company
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14
Q

when fitst trek

A

1700

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15
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when did the british take over the cape colony ?

A

1815 vienna congress

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16
Q

Who were the Xhosa, what did the Boere call them and why were they ‘in the
way’?

A

A migrating cluster of cattle farming tribes pushing south. Kaffers. They
both wanted the grazing lands (more or less the same lifestyle).

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17
Q

What happened to Piet Retief and how did the Boers retaliate? How does this live
on in Afrikaner folklore?

A

Bumped into the Zulu and got killed. Battle of Blood

River. Great monument, commemorated – example of ‘laager mentality’.

18
Q

Why did the British fail to bring the young Afrikaner Republics under their rule?

A

Lack of money, lack of interest

19
Q

When did the British renew their interest in the South African Republics

A

diamonds were found near Kimberley.

20
Q

Cecil Rhodes was someone who:

A

A brilliant businessman who used his money to go into politics.

21
Q

jamesom raid

A

An act of aggression by individuals against a country;

22
Q

why did the british won the boer was

A

Concentration camps, scorched
earth, blockhouses across the country, more economic and industrial power by
British, Boers were outnumbered, natives returning to their lands when Boers
were out fighting

23
Q

at the behinning og the 20th centyry

A

some coloured groups protested violently, some protested quietly and some
did not protest at all;

24
Q

The Indian workers:

A

stayed on in South Africa and became an enterprising middle class,
demanding civil rights

25
Q

After Union

A

he Boers ruled until Mandela became President;

26
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  1. The Boers tied the Africans to their land through
A

A. the laws that said Africans could not move around the country freely;
B. the share-cropping system that kept most Africans in deep debt;
C. both the above.

27
Q

he colour bar in industry in the early 20th century meant that:

A

The Africans had lower wages than the ‘Poor whites’ and they did not have
the right to form a union.

28
Q

The Homelands were

A

already poor farm lands which deteriorated even further when the Africans
were drawn in to work in industry;

29
Q

Describe what factors contributed to the rise of shanty-towns.

A

Black Africans were forced to ‘their’ Homelands. Their labour was still needed in
industries in cities so townships sprung up.

30
Q

Who formed the link between South Africa and the later League of Nations?

A

Smuts

31
Q

What were the causes of the Rand revolution

A

affirmative action

32
Q

What was the Afrikaner Broederbond and what were its aims?

A

A secret, exclusively male and white Protestant organization in South Africa
dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests.
The group intended to counter the dominance of British culture and interests and the
English language.

33
Q

How did Gandhi’s fight for Indian independence influence post World War II
South Africa?

A

Gandhi showed injustice of imperial British rule. After WW2 more countries gained
independence. Self- determination of countries was ‘in’. Discrimination based on race
was ‘out’ so SA was seen as a bully and became a pariah.

34
Q

When did Apartheid become an official SA policy?

A
  1. Nasionale Partij came into power.
35
Q

How did arresting and / or banning the ANC leadership cause more problems
than solve them?

A

many of those arrested or banned had actually been against violence,
and those left were not experienced in managing big crowds, so black
protest came adrift

36
Q

In his ‘ Wind of Change’ speech

A

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan denounced apartheid and
made it clear Britain would rather support the large black majority in
Africa than the small white minority.

37
Q

The Western European en American protests against Sun City focused on:

A

b. convincing artists they should join the cultural boycott of South Africa

38
Q

In 1976, schoolchildren in South Africa started to riot:

A

against the quality and nature of their education, specifically the use of
Afrikaans in a number of subjects

39
Q

steve Biko was put in jail:

A

and was murdered without even having been charged or put on trial

40
Q
  1. Chief Buthulezi:
A

surprisingly wanted Mandela freed as much as Mandela wanted him
to take part in negotiations, despite all their differences