History | Apartheid

Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948?

• To boost the sale of gold and diamonds

• To imprison Nelson Mandela

• To gain independence from the British

• To maintain white control of the country

What was the purpose of the African National Congress, ANC?

• To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans

• To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people

• To force Europeans out of their homelands

• To promote segregation between the races

Which of the following was NOT an effect of apartheid laws?

• use separate services and buildings

• black South Africans and white South Africans worked together

• separate homelands

• black South Africans being forced to carry pass books

What was apartheid?

• segregation of the races

• equality for all

• western-style democracy

• constitutional monarcy

This is a picture of...?

• Nelson Mandela

• Steve Biko

• F.W. de Klerk

• Louis Botha

What was the role of F.W de Klerk?

• he added new and harsher laws

• he worked to spread apartheid to neighboring countries

• he lifted segregation laws

• he began to repeal apartheid laws

In what African country would likely have seen this sign during the 1950s and 1960s?

• Nigeria

• Mozambique

• Egypt

• South Africa

Which of the following was not one of the four race-based groups under the system of Apartheid?

• Coloreds

• Indians

• White

• Europeans

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning?

• a state of being apart

• separate but equal

• equality for all

• racism

What was Nelson Mandela's attitude towards the people who supported apartheid laws in South Africa?

• he wanted to turn over those leaders to the United Nations

• he wanted to unite all races in South Africa

• he forced those leaders out of the country

• he believed they should be punished for their actions