ApartheidWebquestQuestions

KevinLi,ElyssaGerstelandGretaHorn
www.learningaboutapartheid.weebly.com

1.WhenwasApartheid?

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2.DefineApartheid.

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3.WhathappenedduringApartheidinSouthAfrica?

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4.WhatyeardidSouthAfricabecomeanindependantnation?

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5.WhenwasApartheidfirstintroduced?

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6.HowwerethepeopleofSouthAfricasegregatedgeographically?

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7.WherewereblackandcolouredpeoplemovedtomakeplaceforCaucasians?

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8.WhatwasthegeographicalorganizationofSouthAfricaduringapartheid?

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9.WhowasHectorPieterson?

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10.WhatpoliticalpositiondidF.W.deKlerkhave?

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11.WhydidNelsonMandelagotoprison?Howlongwashethere?

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12.WhatwasthefinalstageoftheApartheiddemise?Bespecific.

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13.WhatwastherealgoalofthewarwiththeANC?

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14.Whywasthefinaltransferofpowercalledamiracle?

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15.HowdidmediaexposurehelpchangeAmericansviewsabouttheApartheid?

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16.Whathappenedafter1967SixDaywar?

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17.Whatlimitsarecausedbypoorlylocatedandinadequateinfrastructure?

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18.NametwomorecurrentproblemsfacingSouthAfrica.

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AnswerKey
1.Theapartheidoccurredfrom19481994.
2.TheapartheidwasatimeperiodinSouthAfricanhistoryfrom19481994whentheSouth
Africangovernmentpassedmultiplelawssegregatingthepopulationofthenationbyrace.
Dependingontheraceofaperson,theywouldhavetoliveincertainareasofthecountry,certain
groupsinmuchworseconditionsthanothers.Theapartheidwascreatedtokeepthecaucasian
raceintherulingpositionandtofurtherincreasethesegregationofSouthAfrica.In1994,civil
rightsleaderNelsonMandelaworkedtogetherwiththenew,UNsupportedSouthAfrican
governmenttocreateanewconstitutionandbringanendtotheApartheid.
3.DuringtheapartheidinSouthAfrica,colouredandblackpeoplewereremovedfromtheir
homestomakeplaceforCaucasiansandlostmanyoftheirrights.Inadditiontothis,the
apartheidbroughtconflictto
4.1910
5.1948
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9.Hectorwasthesubjectofaniconicimageofthe1976SowetouprisingagainsttheApartheid
systeminSouthAfrica.Hewaskilledattheageofthirteen,whenthepoliceopenedfireon
protestingstudents.

10.F.W.deKlerkwasaSouthAfricanpoliticianwhoservedasthecountrysStatePresident
fromSeptember1989toMay1994andhewastheseventhandlastheadofstateofSouthAfrica
undertheApartheidera.
11.NelsonMandelaserved27yearsofprison,becausehestoodupagainstthegovernmentthat
wascommittingegregioushumanrightsabusesagainstblackSouthAfricans.
12.ThefinalstageoftheApartheiddemisewasthereleaseofNelsonMandela(Feb.1990)and
theliftoftheANC
13.Itwastonegotiatefromthestrengthofthedemocraticsupport.
14.Thefinaltransferofpowerwascalledamiraclebecauseitwassopeacefulanddidntendin
awar.
15.
CommonAmericansgotmoreawareofthecrisisthroughmediaandmadethemrealizethe
severityoftheconflicts.Thepressuredcongresstotakefurtheraction.
16.Afterthe1967
SixDayWar
IsraellargelycutoffhumanitarianaidtoSubSaharanAfrica.
TheybecamePretoria'sstrategicpartner,establishingstrongeconomicandmilitaryrelations
withthe1975
IsraelSouthAfricaAgreement
,whichincludedallegednuclearcollaborationsto
helpfightforjustice.
17.Itlimitssocialinclusionandfastereconomicgrowth.
18.ToofewSouthAfricanswork,spatialchallengescontinuetomarginalisethepoor,South
Africa'sgrowthpathishighlyresourceintensiveandhenceunsustainable,theailingpublic
healthsystemconfrontsamassivediseaseburden,theperformanceofthepublicserviceis
uneven,corruptionunderminesstatelegitimacyandservicedelivery,SouthAfricaremainsa
dividedsociety