Apartheid in South Africa

What does the word 'Apartheid' mean?

• Separation

• Homelands for the blacks

• Separate but equal

• Apartness

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

• Pan-Africanism

• democratization

• apartheid

• suffrage

Who led the African National Congress?

• Desmond Tutu

• Stephen Biko

• FW De Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

In the second half of the 20th century, what was one action taken by both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu?

• protesting against apartheid in South Africa

• supporting the white government of Rhodesia

• sending troops to liberate captives in Sudan

• leading the independence movement in Ghana

Who was the president of South Africa who ended Apartheid?

• Desmond Tutu

• FW De Klerk

• Stephen Biko

• Nelson Mandela

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.

Why was Nelson Mandela sent to prison?

• for creating new South African laws

• for his work against Apartheid

• for leaving the country without proper documents

• Nelson Mandela has completed South Africa's reconstruction

• Although black South Africans have overcome many obstacles to achieve freedom, struggles lie ahead

• The mountains of South Africa have hindered black South African participation in national elections

• The reconstruction of South Africa can only be achieved through violence, treason, and defiance