South Africa/ Apartheid

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

• He started apartheid.

• He put Nelson Mandella in jail.

• He fought for South Africa's independence.

• He helped to end apartheid.

Who was the first native black African president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)?

• To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people

• To promote segregation between the races

• To unite South Africans and to fight for equality

• To force Europeans out of their homelands

European countries fought primarily over what two natural resources in South Africa?

• gold and oil

• gold and salt

• diamonds and oil

• gold and diamonds

Under the system of apartheid, many black South Africans largely lived in

• fear

• poverty

• a state of frustration

• all of the above

Which of the following BEST defines apartheid?

• An international effort to isolate South Africa economically.

• A means of differentiating between English colonists and Dutch descendants in South Africa.

• A black backlash against white supremacy in South Africa.

• South Africa's governmental system of racial segregation.

Which European powers colonized South Africa?

• Netherlands (Dutch) and Germans

• Netherlands (Dutch) and Britain

• Britain and France

• France and Netherlands (Dutch)

What was Mandela's prison experience?

• He served many years on probation under house arrest
• He did community service
• He did 27 years in prison with hard labor
• He was in prison for five years and released for good behavior

Why was apartheid strictly followed in South Africa?

• Blacks preferred using separate facilities than whites.

• Coloreds and whites wanted to share power over blacks in South Africa.

• It was official government policy.

• The country ran more efficiently when the ethnic groups were separated.

This racial group was the minority in South Africa during Apartheid though they controlled its government and economy.

• White Europeans (Boers/Afrikaners)
• Black Europeans
• White Africans
• Black Africans