Apartheid Explanation

What was Apartheid?

• A system of racial segregation in South Africa

• A type of government in ancient Greece

• A festival celebrated in South Africa

• A language spoken in South Africa

When did apartheid become law in South Africa? Fill in the blank: Apartheid became law in South Africa in ____.

• 1948

• 1950

• 1960

• 1970

What were black people not allowed to do under apartheid?

• Vote

• Travel in 'white' areas without papers

• Marry white people

• All of the above

The areas where people of color were forced to live under apartheid were called:

• Homelands

• Suburbs

• Townships

• Cities

Under apartheid, black people and white people were allowed to marry each other.

• True

• False

In the 1950s, what was the name of the campaign that many groups formed to protest against apartheid?

• Defiance Campaign

• Freedom Campaign

• Equality Campaign

• Justice Campaign

The most prominent group in the protests against apartheid in the 1950s was:

• African National Congress (ANC)

• Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

• South African Communist Party (SACP)

• United Democratic Front (UDF)

Initially, how were the ANC protests characterized?

• Violent

• Non-violent

• Militaristic

• Secretive

The event in 1960 that led the ANC to take a more militaristic approach was:

• The Sharpeville Massacre

• The Rivonia Trial

• The Soweto Uprising

• The Defiance Campaign

Who was one of the leaders of the ANC mentioned in the passage?