Apartheid in South Africa Quiz

What was the system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa called?

• Segregation

• Apartheid

• Jim Crow Laws

• Racial Democracy

Which two regions' policies of segregation are being compared in the essential questions?

• South Africa and Australia

• South Africa and the United States

• South Africa and Canada

• South Africa and the United Kingdom

What group was underrepresented in the South before the civil rights movement in the United States?

• Women

• African Americans

• Business owners

• Immigrants

What does the term "apartheid" in South Africa equate to in the context of the United States?

• Democracy

• Segregation

• Independence

• Federalism

Who colonized South Africa in the 1700s and 1800s?

• The French and the Spanish

• The Dutch and the British

• The Portuguese and the Germans

• The Italians and the Russians

What was the condition of South African Blacks for the most part due to slavery in the British Empire?

• Wealthy and educated

• Poor and uneducated

• Politically powerful

• Economically independent

Which ethnic group was in the minority but controlled the government and economy in South Africa before Apartheid became official?

• African

• Coloured

• Indian

• White

In what year did Apartheid become an official legal system of segregation in South Africa?

• 1911

• 1948

• 1961

• 2004

What was the percentage of the White population in South Africa in 2004 according to the pie chart?

• 21.4%

• 9.5%

• 67.3%

• 8.8%

What was one of the consequences of apartheid policy in South Africa from 1960 to 1983?

• 3.5 million non-white South Africans were given new homes

• 3.5 million non-white South Africans were provided with better education

• 3.5 million non-white South Africans were removed from their homes and forced into segregated neighborhoods

• 3.5 million non-white South Africans were granted land ownership