Modern World History II - South African Apartheid Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards detailing the key figures, events, and policies of Apartheid in South Africa as outlined in the lecture review guide.

Apartheid

A system of legal racial segregation that forced Black South Africans to live apart from white citizens.

Nelson Mandela

An anti-apartheid leader who led civil disobedience campaigns and spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first Black president of South Africa.

Sharpeville protests (1960)

Protests against movement-restricting pass laws where police killed 6 unarmed marchers, forcing liberation groups to adopt armed struggle tactics.

Soweto protests (1976)

Protests that began when students rejected mandatory instruction in Afrikaans, leading to police killing hundreds of children and sparking nationwide youth uprisings.

Pass laws

Movement-restricting regulations that were the subject of the 1960 Sharpeville protests.

Afrikaans

The language used for mandatory instruction that students rejected during the 1976 Soweto protests.

National Party

The political entity that Nelson Mandela challenged and resisted through civil disobedience campaigns.