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South Africa & Apartheid

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a capital city of South Africa

a)

Capetown

b)

Nigeria

c)

Bloemfontein

d)

Pretoria

2.

Which of the following is NOT an official language of South Africa?

a)

Zulu

b)

Xhosa

c)

Afrikaans

d)

Arabic

3.

Which of the following best describes the population of South Africa?

a)

80% White, 9% Coloured, 8% Black, 3% Asian

b)

80% Coloured, 9% Asian, 8% White, 3% Black

c)

80% Black, 9% Coloured, 8% White, 3% Asian

d)

80% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Coloured, 3% White

4.

What form of government does South Africa currently have?

a)

Republic

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Theocracy

5.

Which of the following European countries was the first to colonize South Africa?

a)

Great Britain (the British)

b)

Spain (the Spanish)

c)

Netherlands (the Dutch)

d)

France (the French)

6.

Although the native Africans outnumbered the Dutch, the Dutch were able to take over South Africa because they had:

a)

Nuclear weapons

b)

Spread diseases among the native tribes

c)

Tricked the South Africans into giving up their land

d)

Advanced weapons

7.

Which European country defeated the Dutch and took over South Africa in the 1800s?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spain

8.

What valuable natural resources were found in South Africa, causing the British to expand their involvement in South Africa?

a)

Spices and Silk

b)

Oil and Coal

c)

Silver and Platinum

d)

Gold and Diamonds

9.

Definition: A policy of segregation and discrimination on the grounds of race.

a)

White Supremacy

b)

Apartheid

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

10.

Definition: The enforced separation of different racial groups.

a)

White Supremacy

b)

Apartheid

c)

Segregation

d)

Colonialism

11.

Definition: The belief that white people are superior to other races and should therefore control society.

a)

White Supremacy

b)

Apartheid

c)

Segregation

d)

Colonialism

12.

What effect did Apartheid laws have on black South Africans?

a)

Apartheid laws kept blacks poor.

b)

Apartheid laws kept blacks uneducated.

c)

Apartheid laws kept blacks powerless.

d)

All the above.

13.

Why did white South African leaders feel the need to put in place apartheid laws?

a)

Black South Africans had a history of attacking white South Africans.

b)

In order to maintain religious freedom in South Africa.

c)

The white minority needed to keep the black majority weak and uneducated in order to hold onto power.

d)

White South Africans were trying to defend the country against foreign countries.

14.

Apartheid laws determined...

a)

Which jobs black South Africans were allowed to work.

b)

Where black South Africans were allowed to live.

c)

Who black South Africans were allowed to marry.

d)

All the above.

15.

The Land Act, passed in South Africa in 1913 forced black South Africans to...

a)

Join the military

b)

Leave their homes and relocate to reserves or homelands

c)

Hand over all of their guns to the government.

d)

Speak only in Afrikaans.

16.

Which group was formed by black South Africans in order to fight against apartheid laws?

a)

The National Party

b)

South African Tribal Alliance (SATA)

c)

The African National Congress (ANC)

d)

The United Nations (UN)

17.

In 1960, 3,000 peaceful protesters were shot at by South African police when they arrived at the police station to protest the passbook laws. 69 were killed and more than 100 were wounded. Which event does this describe?

a)

The Boar War

b)

The Sharpeville Massacre

c)

Bloody Sunday

d)

The Soweto Uprising

18.

What major effect did the Sharpeville Massacre have on the movement to end apartheid?

a)

The ANC began to use violence against the government in protest against the laws.

b)

It forced the British to leave South Africa.

c)

Apartheid laws ended immediately after the massacre.

d)

White South Africans began protesting apartheid laws in large numbers.

19.

Which apartheid leader was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for leading the fight against the South African government?

a)

Oliver Tambo

b)

Desmond Tutu

c)

F.W. de Klerk

d)

Nelson Mandela

20.

In 1976 a protest led by 10,000 students against apartheid laws resulted in the death of 176 students by police officers. What is this event known as?

a)

Bloody Sunday Massacre

b)

Sharpeville Massacre

c)

Soweto Uprising

d)

Reign of Terror

21.

What happened as a result of the Soweto Uprising?

a)

Massive violent protests and riots all over South Africa.

b)

The U.N. banned the sale of weapons to South Africa.

c)

The U.S. and U.K. hit South Africa with economic sanctions.

d)

All the above.

22.

How did the South African government respond to major pressure (both international and national) to end apartheid laws?

a)

Passbook laws ended and interracial marriages were allowed by the government.

b)

The government created even more apartheid laws.

c)

The South African government ignored the pressure.

d)

Black South Africans were allowed to live outside of the reserves/homelands.

23.

South Africans and the world were not satisfied with the small changed made by the South African government and continued to pressure for change. As a result, F.W. de Klerk took control of the government and...

a)

Ended all apartheid laws.

b)

Freed Nelson Mandela from prison after 27 years.

c)

Allowed all South Africans (including blacks) to vote.

d)

All the above.

24.

In 1994 South Africa held its first presidential election where all South Africans were allowed to vote. What was the result?

a)

Nelson Mandela was elected President and took revenge on white South Africans for years of abuse.

b)

Nelson Mandela lost the election and apartheid laws were reintroduced in South Africa.

c)

Nelson Mandela was elected President and called for peace and reconciliation in South Africa.

d)

Nelson Mandela lost the election but led a successful overthrow of the government a year later.

25.

Which of the following is best definition for the word "revolution"?

a)

The violent overthrow of a government.

b)

A sudden or extreme/complete change in society.

c)

Removing one leader and replacing them with another.

d)

War that forces a change in national leadership.