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Apartheid and the Soweto uprising

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country was apartheid a part of the law?

a)

Germany

b)

Mexico

c)

Great Britian

d)

South Africa

2.

What usually happened to people who protested against apartheid?

a)

They were given a high-five.

b)

They were allowed to protest.

c)

They were arrested.

3.

When did apartheid begin?

a)

1945

b)

1999

c)

1807

d)

1948

4.

All races were treated equal under the rule of apartheid.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was the name of the main group that fought against apartheid?

a)

African National Congress

b)

Africans Against Apartheid

c)

NASA

d)

NAACP

6.

When did this man become the president of South Africa?

a)

2010

b)

1975

c)

1994

d)

1990

7.

What president of South Africa spent 27 years in prison for protesting apartheid?

a)

Horatio Nelson

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Elon Musk

8.

What event is remembered on Youth Day?

a)

Bishop Desmond Tutu's birthday

b)

Start of apartheid

c)

Soweto Uprising

d)

End of the Boer Wars

9.

True or False: Many people were forced out of their homes and into regulated areas.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What caused the students to protest?

a)

All of their teachers quit.

b)

Black schools could only teach in a language called Afrikaans.

c)

School dinners were disgusting.

d)

Playtime had recently been banned.