Apartheid Checkpoint

What country did South Africa gain its independence from?

• Great Britain
• France
• Germany
• Portugal

Under the rule of apartheid, which of the following could a black person do?

• work as a laborer
• marry a white person
• go to college
• protest against the government

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

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 black president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk
• Nelson Mandela
• Jomo Kenyatta
• Kwame Nkrumah

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning? 

• A state of being apart
• Separate but equal
• Equality for all
• Racism

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

What was apartheid? 

• equality for all
• western-style democracy
• constitutional monarcy
• segregation of races

What was the name of Nelson Mandela's political party? 

• Zulu Nation
• African National Congress
• African Union
• Kenyan National Unity Party

What was the role of F.W. deKlerk in ending apartheid? 

• he added new and harsher apartheid laws
• he began to repeal apartheid laws
• he worked to spread apartheid to neighboring countries
• he lifted segregation laws in the cities