SOUTH AFRICA & APARTHEID

CHOOSE ALL the names the 1st European settlers in South Africa called themselves.

• Boers

• Indigenous

• Zulu

• Afrikaners

• Africans

Which statement(s) true?

• South Africa achieved independence from Great Britain in 1948.

• South Africa was one of the first countries in Africa to achieve independence in 1910.

• South Africa adopted Apartheid immediately after independence in 1910.

• None of the above

Who were the 1st Europeans to settle South Africa?

• The Dutch

• The British

• The French

• The Germans

What is "Apartheid"?

• An official policy that continues to separate black South Africans from the white minority in South Africa.

• A former policy that separated white Europeans from non-white South Africans.

• An official policy that protected the basic human rights of all people in South Africa.

• A former policy started by Great Britain during colonization.

CHOOSE ALL the correct statements about life during Apartheid.

• All South Africans were allowed to travel freely throughout South Africa.

• Contact between whites and non-white citizens were limited in South Africa.

• White people had to carry pass documents on them at all times in South Africa.

• A marriage between different races was illegal in South Africa.

How did the United States respond to Apartheid?

• The United States voted to send United Nation troops into South Africa.

• The United States adopted Apartheid as the official policy of the U.S.A.

• The United States placed economic sanctions against South Africa.

• None of the above

CHOOSE ALL the true statement(s) about Apartheid.

• Apartheid began in 1948 and officially ended in 1994.

• Apartheid ended when South Africa achieved independence.

• 1. Apartheid improved the standard of living for the majority of people in South Africa.

• Apartheid was supported by the United Nations.

• 1. Apartheid laws discriminated against the majority of people in South Africa. 

1.  What did the 1st democratically elected president of South Africa receive for his 

 efforts to end Apartheid?

• a herd of cows

• a Nobel Peace Prize

• a trip to Disney World

• A sentence of 20 years in prison

CHOOSE ALL the true statement(s) about the 1st democratically elected president of South Africa.

• He was Dutch

• He was black

• He was an American

• He was an Afrikaner

• He was African

Who became the first democratically elected president of South Africa?

• F.W. de Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Barack Obama

• Steve Biko