Apartheid Review

Systematic segregation means that apartheid was implemented through law.

• True

• False

What does the term apartheid mean?

• Apartness

• Separateness

• Segregation

• All responses

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

Which of the following groups opposed Apartheid?

• African National Congress

• Afrikaner National Party

• Promotion of Bantu Self-Government

• South African Ministry of Justice

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 to fight for equality for black South Africans

• To force Europeans out of their homelands

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

What was the Sharpesville massacre?

• An attempt to exterminate all the black residents of Sharpesville.

• The murder of South Africa's president by a domestic assassin.

• An attack on black protesters at a police station.

• A reaction against the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela.

Which of the following was NOT a restriction placed on black South Africans under Apartheid?

• They were not allowed to go to school.

• They were banned from government representation.

• They were forced to live in segregated areas.

• They were not allowed to marry or have relationships with whites.

An Afrikaaner is of Dutch descent.

• True

• False