Worksheets(condensed) South Africa, Apartheid, & Mandela Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
In the 1600s, the Dutch invaded South Africa. They, and their white descendants, referred to themselves as ______.
Afrikaners
Africans
Dutch
Hollands
In 1948, the Afrikaner-based National Party started the system of apartheid. What does apartheid mean?
difference
separateness
Integration
appropriations
What did the apartheid system enforce?
equality
taxation
racial desegregation
racial segregation
What was the name of the group that strongly opposed apartheid?
Afrikaner National Congress (ANC)
African National Congress (ANC)
African Committee (AC)
National Congress of Africa (NCA)
What was the goal of the Afrikaner National Party in 1948? (click all that apply; there are 3)
separate South Africa’s white minority from the non-white majority
separate the non-whites from each other
divide black South Africans along tribal lines in order to decrease their political power
provide land to the black South Africans
Which president released Mandela from prison and helped him create a new constitution for South Africa?
George Bush
F.W. de Klerk
Robert Mugabe
Oliver Tambo
In 1963, Nelson Mandela was charged with treason for his attempts to start a violent rebellion against the government. For how long did Mandela stay in prison?
18 years
27 years
10 years
27 months
When did apartheid officially end?
It ended when the elections in 1994 led to a nonwhite majority and a new constitution.
It ended when Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
It ended when the ANC took over the government.
It ended when F.W. de Klerk came into office.
How is "apartheid" pronounced?
/uh-part-ade/
rhymes with lemonade
/uh-par-theed/
rhymes with impede
/uh-par-tide/
rhymes with subside
/app-art-hed/
rhymes with bed
Mandela publicly supported many dictators, many of whom were considered anti-American and power-hungry. Why did Mandela support these men?
He believed in totalitarianism & wanted to support their efforts in controlling their people.
They provided the ANC with weapons and money to help end apartheid policies; he was thankful to them & wanted to show his support to them.
He was afraid of them and wanted to stay on their good side.
They invaded South Africa for him and defeated the National Party, for which he was very grateful.
South Africa held its first-ever free and democratic elections in 1994. Who was elected president?
Nelson Mandela
Morgan Freeman
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcom X
What is this?
the country of Africa
the country of South Africa
the continent of South Africa
the continent of Africa
The native South Africans hated _____ because to them, it represented apartheid.
basketball
rugby
soccer
football
What is the name of the poem Mandela read in prison that inspired him to never give up?
Invictus
Whatever It Takes
Still I Rise
Death Be Not Proud
Why did the ANC want to get rid of Springbok rugby? (Select all that apply; there are 2)
The Springbok gazelle was used as a symbol of the apartheid’s National Party.
Springbok rugby was only played by white South Africans.
The ANC wanted to create a new team with a more terrifying mascot.
The ANC didn’t want to get rid of Springbok rugby; they wanted to get rid of the players.
