the road to democracy in detail Flashcards
what was tricameral government
it was a government form that only had white coloured and indian chambers
the tricameral government allowed for…
all were able to vote in their separate chambers
who were still in charge during the introduction of the tricameral government
the white parliament
what happened to black south africans during the reforms
Bantustans were given independence with the hope that they’d stay loyal to the apartheid government
although allowed to be citizens of the bantustans what were africans not allowed to do?
African people remained citizens of the bantustans and remained unable to vote
what did the tricameral parliament do to resistance in the country
making resistance movements more determined to overthrow the apartheid government
What forms of resistance did the tricameral parliament result in
violent protest had continued to occur and became more organised the UDF protested against the this form of parliament
what UDF stand for
United Democratic Front
what was the UDF?
a non-racial alliance of local community organisations
what did the resistance of the tricameral parliament include
boycotts of local community elections and urging people to not vote for the tricameral party
what happened in the year 1985
a state of emergency was declared in south africa
what was black peoples reaction to the army’s presence?
this intensified black peoples anger
what happened to people that were used as collaborators?
they were often killed in townships
in prisons there was an increase of what?
torture methods and many died within detention
what grew significantly after the soweto uprising
an increase in external pressure to end apartheid
