South Africa (History, Government, Culture)

South Africa

(History, Government, Culture)

This picture was taken in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Multiple Select

Select 2 countries that are in the region of south Africa.

• Algeria

• Zimbabwe

• Angola

• Eygpt

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The

of Southern Africa involves a blending of colonialism with African cultures and the development of gold-trading empires.

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Which Europeans powers colonized South Africa? 

• Dutch & British
• French & English
• Spanish & French 
• German & British

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The majority of the people in Southern Africa are

• Pharaohs

• Bantu-speaking peoples

• white people

Political Policies

• In 1948, the white minority government of Southern Africa instituted a policy of apartheid, or complete separation of the races.

• It banned social contact between blacks and whites and established segregated schools, hospitals, and neighborhoods.

• Although blacks made up 75% of the population, they received only a small percentage of the land. The government kept the best land for whites.

• South African countries began to fight for independence in the 1960s.

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What does ANC stand for?

• African National Congress

• African National Community

• African Net Congress

• African Net Community

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What is the name of this South African President and activist?

• F.W. de Clerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Barack Obama

• George Washington

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What is apartheid?

• a severe housing shortage

• a peaceful revolution

• complete separation of the races.

South African Economies

One part of South Africa has an upper-middle income economy like that of the United States. 

South Africa possesses great cities with huge industrial centers, such as Johannesburg and Cape Town. South Africa also has modern farms and large ranches. 

In contrast, though, South Africa also has poverty-stricken rural areas. Black townships and shantytowns also fill portions of the cities. 

Furthermore, the government currently faces problems arising from unequal land distribution and a severe housing shortage. 

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What did the apartheid laws do? 

• gave power to white officials
• segregated different types of Europeans
• separated men and wolmen
• separated whites and non-whites

Johannesburg, South Africa

• One of Southern Africa’s largest cities and offers its residents a variety of opportunities and experiences.

• As a result of apartheid, Johannesburg  truly developed into two different cities. To the north lie the spacious suburbs that were once exclusively white. To the south are poor black townships.

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Even with the end of apartheid, what was a major problem that remained?

• laws that treated whites better than blacks

• blacks and whites are still not equal

• an unfair tax system

• blacks being forced to live in townships

Multiple Choice

The biggest city is...

• Pretoria

• Cape Town

• Johannesburg

• Bloemfontein

Multiple Choice

There are eleven official languages in South Africa

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The country is rich in gold and diamonds

• TRUE

• FALSE

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There is a big gap between rich and poor people

• TRUE

• FALSE