The End of Apartheid in South Africa Quiz

When did racial divisions emerge in South Africa?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1700s

• 1600s

What did the British do when they seized the South African Cape of Good Hope in 1795?

• Respected prior Dutch legislation

• Granted voting rights to non-whites

• Formalized race-based policies

• Abolished segregation

What did the laws in South Africa during the 1800s aim to deny non-whites?

• All of the above

• Economic rights

• Civil rights

• Political rights

What event led to the empowerment of rebellious workers and ANC activists during the Second World War?

• Industrial production increase

• Industrial production decrease

• Decrease in urbanization

• ANC disbandment

What did the National Party offer white South Africans in 1948?

• Abolition of racial classifications

• Apartheid

• Equal rights for all races

• Integration

What did the Population Registration Act and the Group Areas Act do in South Africa from 1950?

• Abolished racial classifications

• Allowed interracial marriages

• Promoted racial integration

• Assigned racial status to citizens

What did the 1950 Suppression of Communism Act do in South Africa?

• Abolished racial segregation

• Outlawed any party challenging the laws

• Promoted communist ideologies

• Encouraged racial harmony

What event led to the ANC launching armed struggle against apartheid through a military wing?

• ANC disbandment

• Labor strike

• Soweto Uprising

• Sharpeville massacre

What motivated the British and American governments to implement trade sanctions against South Africa in the 1980s?

• End of the Cold War

• Support for apartheid

• Desire for racial harmony

• Promotion of communism

What did President Frederik de Klerk do in 1990?

• Imposed bans on anti-apartheid political parties

• Enforced apartheid laws

• Arrested anti-apartheid leaders

• Freed Nelson Mandela