South Africa Summative

What was the main purpose of South Africa's apartheid policy?

• conflict resolution
• sustainable development
• racial segregation
• division of labor

Which ethnic group is not one of the main groups living in South Africa?

• Blacks
• Coloreds
• Whites
• Latinos

During apartheid, which ethnic group was moved into "homelands," largely barren/worthless lands?

• Blacks
• Coloreds
• Asians
• Whites

How did the apartheid policy affect Asians and colored in South Africa?

• It forced them to leave the country
• It limited their rights and opportunities, but not as much as blacks
• It gave them fewer rights than blacks
• It treated them equal to whites

How did the end of apartheid affect the distribution of political power in South Africa?

• Whites continued to control the government
• Blacks gained control of the government through free elections
• Whites left the country rather than give up power to blacks
• Colored and Asians refused to vote in elections

Who became South Africa's first black president?

• Morgan Freeman
• Mohandas Gandhi
• Nelson Mandela
• Barack Obama

How has the Employment Equality Act affected job opportunities in South Africa since 1998?

• It has opened jobs to all ethnic groups
• It has put limits on who can apply for jobs
• It increased pay for government jobs
• It has decreased the number of open jobs

What is happening to many boys in Sudan areas in Africa?

• they are going to school
• they are winning awards
• they are forced to be soldiers
• they are getting their drivers license

What is child trafficking?

• children helping officers watch for traffic
• a serious accident
• a new children's school game
• worst form of child labor because it leads to child slavery

Under apartheid, the government tried to offer blacks an equal education, but they simply couldn't afford it.

• True
• False