Lead up to Sharpeville text reading questions

The main idea of the reading is

• Is to explain why Sharpeville happened

• To entertain the reader
• To analyse the reasons for the split between the ANC and the PAC in South Africa

• To summarize key events leading up to Sharpevill

Which of the following were reasons that the PAC was created? More than I answer!!!!

• Many felt that protests had failed to reach their goals

• Some felt the ANC was working to closely with White South Africans

• Since many ANC leaders had been in jail, some felt that that had led to the ANC becoming ineffective

• Some people felt Nelson Mandela had lost credibility as the leader of the ANC

The PAC stands for

• Pretty Amazing Cats

• Pan African Committee

• Pan Africanist Congress

• Petite alliance de Congo

The main ideology, or belief, at the core of the PAC was called

• South Africa for Black South Africans

• African Nationalism

• through elections, we can end Apartheid

The PAC rejected the multiracial approach of the ANC

• True

• False

The PAC was different from the ANC and other organizations in that

• It had different leaders

• it advocated for more confrontational and aggressive actions

• It wanted to work with White South Africans

How did the ANC respond to the approach and actions of the PAC?

• It tried to change to be more like the PAC

• The ANC did not pay much attention at all to the PAC

• The ANC labeled the PAC as a form of Black racism

The events at Sharpeville occurred after PAC protests that involved

• Boycotting buses

• Burning passbooks

• Refusing to go to work in white businesses