Review (Apartheid)

Why did South Africa adopt a policy of apartheid?

• to solve conflict between black and white South Africans

• to divide jobs between the different ethnic groups

• to segregate the different ethnic groups

• to grow their economy

What does Apartheid mean?

• government

• segregation

• apartness

• regulation

People of color were forced to carry a passport with them wherever they went.

• True

• False

What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa?

• he became the first black president

• he released political prisoners

• he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election

• he won the election with the support of the British

What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

• Refusing to follow laws that were seen as unjust or unfair
• Violence aimed to frighten the British
• Following all British laws
• Ignoring the problems of the Untouchables