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Question | Answer |
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Who first established trading posts in what is today known as South Africa | Dutch |
What are Afrikaners | white South Africans of Dutch descent |
Who took over South Africa from the Dutch | British |
What does apartheid mean | separateness |
What was the policy of apartheid in South Africa | a government policy that separated the races; mistreated those who were not white |
What were the classifications of people under apartheid | Blacks, whites, Asians, colored |
What was the ANC | African National Congress--united blacks against white rule/apartheid |
Who was Nelson Mandela | leader of the ANC; jailed for 27 years; became South Africa's first black president |
What event marked the end of apartheid | Mandela's election as president of SA in 1994 |
How did the world react to apartheid in the 1970s | sanctions against South Africa |
Who led the Soweto Uprising | South African black students |
Who was F.W. de Klerk | white president of South Africa who called for an end to apartheid and released Mandela |
Why did de Klerk and Mandela receive the Nobel Peace Prize | ending apartheid and peaceful transition to 'real' democracy in South Africa |
What methods did the ANC and Mandela use to achieve change | non-violent protest |
What problems still exist for black South Africans | poverty, unemployment, lack of education, AIDS |
What is civil disobedience | refusal to obey a law |
What is the unfounded belief that one race is better than another | racism |
What is keeping people separated based on race | segregation |
Who was a black anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody | Biko |
Who was a black African religious leader who brought the horrors of apartheid to the world | Tutu |