South African Apartheid Quiz #2

Who began to colonize the South African land according to the text?

• The British

• The French

• The Dutch

• The Portuguese

What did the Dutch use to overpower the natives and take the land for themselves?

• Diplomacy and alliances

• Superior weapons and technology

• Trade agreements

• Cultural assimilation

What happened to the native Africans as a result of the Dutch colonization?

• They were integrated into Dutch society

• They were forced to leave the land

• They were given equal rights

• They were enslaved and forced to work

In 1806, which country captured the South African territory from the Dutch?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Portugal

What was the initial view of Great Britain on their new colony in South Africa?

• A source of slaves

• A strategic military base

• A penal colony

• well-placed fort to use on trade routes

What discovery in the colony led the British to increase their presence in South Africa and start mining activities?

• Coal and iron deposits

• Gold and diamond deposits

• Oil and gas reserves

• Copper and tin reserves

Between October 1899 and May 1902, the British were at war with the __________ (native African tribes) who sought their own __________ and to __________ of their land.

• Zulu, independence, regain control

• Afrikaners, sovereignty, maintain possession

• Maasai, autonomy, take ownership

• Ashanti, freedom, secure boundaries

The __________ soldiers eventually defeated the __________.

• British, Zulus

• Afrikaners, British

• British, Boers

• Zulu, Boers

__________ Great Britain would begin the slow process of giving __________.

• Eventually, independence

• After the war, autonomy

• Following victory, self-governance

• Subsequently, reparations

South Africa became fully __________.

• independent

• colonized

• industrialized

• democratized