Apartheid

What year did the British grant South Africa independence?

• 1948

• 1961

• 1975

• 1980

In 1948, which party gained office in South Africa?

• The National Party

• The Labour Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Progressive Party

What does the term 'apartheid' mean?

• A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

• A type of government where power is held by the nobility

• An economic system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

• A political theory advocating state ownership of industry

Which act classified people as Bantu, coloured, white, and Asian in South Africa?

• The Population Registration Act.

• The Group Areas Act.

• The Immorality Act.

• The Suppression of Communism Act.

The Group Areas Act established:

• racial segregation in residential areas

• economic policies for urban development

• educational reforms in schools

• healthcare facilities in rural areas

True or False: The Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act allowed black South Africans to participate in the governing of South Africa.

• True

• False

What percentage of South Africa's land was set aside for white residents?

• 87%

• 50%

• 13%

• 25%

Who was elected as president of South Africa after the repeal of apartheid laws?

• Nelson Mandela

• Thabo Mbeki

• Jacob Zuma

• Cyril Ramaphosa

Who led the African National Congress, a black liberation group that opposed South Africa’s white minority government and apartheid?

• Desmond Tutu

• Nelson Mandela

• F.W. deKlerk

• Thabo Mbeki

In what year did Nelson Mandela begin his twenty-seven year stay in prison?

• 1990

• 1962

• 1975

• 1985