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Social Studies Sec.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did the first white euoropeans arrive in present day South Africa? | 1652 |
| What were the decendents of the dutch settlers called? | Boers |
| What was the result of the war between the British and the Afrikaaners for control of South Africa? | The decendents of the dutch |
| Who created the system of aparteid ? | The National Party |
| What are some of the effects apartheid had on black South Africans? | It forced thousands of blacks to be poor, move to rural areas, and mainly alot that the whites could do, but they couldn't |
| What happened when citizens led peaceful protests against apartheid? | they were either banned, or even get hurt or killed by deadly police force. |
| Who led the government in passing laws that ended the apartheid system | nelson mandela |
| in what ways has south africa remained a divided society | blacks and whites usually lived in different neighborhoods or the whites still control big businesses |
| how did mandela's government help ease tensions? | mandola's government help ease tension because that showed that their government and any government can be regardless of race. |
| apartheid | the legal system of south africa in which the rights of non-whites were greatly restricted |
| discriminate | to treat people differently and often unfairly based on race, religion or sex |
| nelson mandela | black leader of the african national congress and south africa's first president after a partheid ended. |