Africa History Review

In the country of South Africa under the system of apartheid, what was a homeland?

• urban ghettos blacks were forced to live in

• urban ghettos coloureds were forced to live in

• a rural area blacks were forced to live on

• a rural area coloureds were forced to live on

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

• carry a passbook
• see a doctor
• vote for government officials
• attend a white school

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

One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system in India are similar is that both systems

• allowed for educational opportunities

• determined roles based on gender

• revolved around central religious beliefs

• enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people

One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is

• forced migration of blacks to other nations

• integration of all races in society

• an open immigration system

• segregation of the races

The South African government’s policy of racial separation between 1948 and 1994 was called

• Pan-Africanism

• democratization

• apartheid

• suffrage

"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended."

— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Little, Brown and Co., 1994

When Mandela referred to "climbing a great hill," he was referring to the struggle to...

• end apartheid in South Africa

• modernize South Africa's economy

• end economic sanctions against South Africa

• stop majority rule in South Africa

Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948? 

• To gain independence from the British
• To imprison Nelson Mandela
• To boost the sale of gold and diamonds
• To maintain white control of the country

Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Nelson Mandela
• Mohammad Jinnah
• Jomo Kenyatta

Which of the following is NOT a reason European countries began to colonize Africa?

• They wanted the natural resources found in Africa

• They wanted to spread Christianity

• They wanted to expand their empires

• They wanted to build more castles