Apartheid

Nelson Mandela was convicted of ________ and was supposed to serve a life sentence.

• DUI

• Murder

• Shoplifting

• Sabotage 

What country did South Africa gain its independence from?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Portugal

What was a homeland or a bantustan?

• urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in

• urban ghettos colored were forced to live in

• a rural area blacks were forced to live on

• a rural area colored were forced to live on

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

• laws that treated whites better than blacks

• income inequality between blacks and whites

• an unfair tax system

• blacks being forced to live in homelands

What did F.W. de Klerk do for South Africa?

• He started apartheid.

• He put Nelson Mandela in jail.

• He fought for South Africa's independence.

• He helped to end apartheid.

Which of these would be a benefit of being a white South African during apartheid?

• being able to vote

• carrying a passbook

• living in a homeland

• poor healthcare

Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apartheid?

• carry a passbook

• see a doctor

• vote for government officials

• attend a white school

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

Even though apartheid has ended many problems remain. Which of these is one of those problems?

• forced segregation

• blacks cannot run for government office

• economic inequality

• only Indians and coloureds can go to college

What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa? 

• he became the first black president

• he released political prisoners

• he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election

• he won the election with the support of the British