Apartheid and Segregation

Fill in the blank: In 1948, a new political party, the National Party, came to power and voted to implement a series of restrictive ______ laws, known collectively as apartheid.

• segregationist

• liberal

• democratic

• inclusive

Apartheid was a social and political policy of (a)   and discrimination.

• racial segregation

• unity

• equality

The policy of apartheid took a (a)   in the country.

• strong hold

• weak hold

• no hold

It (a)   South Africa into whites and non-whites.

• separated

• united

• ignored

In the 1950s, the (a)   began to actively fight apartheid.

• African National Congress

• United Nations

• South African Government

• British Parliament

The ANC advocated (a)   in the form of strikes, protests, and acts of public disobedience.

• open resistance

• peaceful negotiation

• violent rebellion

• secret meetings

Mandela was the first person in his family to attend school and he was an ________ student.

• excellent

• average

• poor

• mediocre

Mandela wanted to defend poor, black South Africans charged with ________ apartheid laws.

• breaking

• following

• supporting

• ignoring

Mandela became a prominent member of the African National Congress and participated in numerous ________ protests against apartheid.

• violent

• peaceful

• spontaneous

Nelson Mandela admired ________, who had used peaceful protests in India.

• Gandhi

• Winston Churchill

• Nelson Mandela