South Africa

Its about the south africa quiz

in the early 1900’s S.A was controlled by

White Afrikaners

in 1910 South Africa

had achieved self rule from Britain

Non Whites were Not free and 15% of the population who were, were

Whites

in 1948 National Party put in place Apartheid

People are divided into racial groups

passes very restrictive laws on non whites

No interracial marriages

had to carry ID books at all times

couldn’t vote

could only hold certain jobs

ANC

• African National Congress (ANC) - early 1900’s, was an organized, peaceful group that held protests against the apartheid; wrote to the government, etc.  

• Goal was to end apartheid!

Apartheid Law Examples

1913 ACT NO. 27 NATIVES LAND ACT

949-ACT NO 55, PROHIBITION OF MIXED MARRIAGES ACT:

1950-ACT NO 41, GROUP AREAS ACT:

Nelson Mandela 

• In the 1940’s, younger and more extreme people joined the organization.

• Mandela was a young lawyer 

• In 1952, he helped in a campaign to break apartheid laws

• Gained many followers

Sharpeville Massacre

• March 21, 1960 – police shot and killed 69 people at a protest

• TURNING POINT

• ANC no longer “peaceful” 

• Mandela goes to jail (25 plus years)….

And the ANC will fight against the government for MANY years!! Finally, the world starts to listen (restricts trade, etc)….

Resistance to Apartheid 

• In the 1980s, there was international demand for an end to apartheid and Mandela’s release from prison

  • many countries refused to trade (economic sanctions)with South Africa 

  • massive protests and foreign pressure led to big changes in the South African government.

Big Changes 

• S.A President F.W. de Klerk makes ANC legal and begins to end the Apartheid (1991)

• Mandela is let out of jail…

• S. A. holds 1^st democratic elections and ANC wins with Mandela as the first black president of democratic South Africa (1994)