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Apartheid in South Africa

Quiz by Melissa Rich

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  • Q1
    Who was the first black president of South Africa
    Desmond Tutu
    Nelson Mandela
    Steven Biko
    F.W. deKlerk
    30s
  • Q2
    Who was the white president of South Africa who helped to end Apartheid?
    Herman Boeth
    F.W. deKlerk
    John F. Kennedy
    Nelson Mandela
    30s
  • Q3
    In what year did apartheid end?
    1950
    1991
    1970
    1960
    30s
  • Q4
    What are homelands?
    nice areas where whites lived
    large cities where blacks could vote
    large, overcrowded areas where blacks were forced to live
    small communities where all groups lived
    30s
  • Q5
    What is apartheid?
    Right to vote for all South Africas
    a word that means united
    legal segregation of whites and blacks in South Africa
    large, overcrowded areas where blacks were forced to live.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which group worked to dismantle the apartheid system?
    National Party
    Democratic Party
    Afrikaaners Party
    ANC (African National Congress)
    30s
  • Q7
    White South Africans were decedents of white two European countries?
    Dutch and British
    Dutch and French
    American and British
    French and British
    30s
  • Q8
    About how long did Mandela serve in prison?
    28 years
    10 years
    Life in prison
    18 years
    30s
  • Q9
    Apartheid in South Africa led to
    liberation of women
    separation of the races
    removal of Dutch and English influences
    genocide of certain religious sects
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following was true of apartheid?
    It was started by the French in South Africa in 1948
    Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress was imprisoned in Britain
    F.W. deKlerk legislated for the beginning of apartheid
    Foreign nations leveled sanctions and trade embargoes to help end apartheid.
    30s
  • Q11
    In what year did apartheid begin?
    1979
    1925
    1950
    1948
    30s
  • Q12
    What set of laws established separate homelands for blacks?
    Race and Reorganization Laws
    Land Acts
    Defiance Campaign Laws
    Passbook Laws
    30s
  • Q13
    Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi are closely associated with movements to
    support military juntas
    establish theocratic rule
    guarantee rights and liberties
    introduce socialistic economic principles
    30s
  • Q14
    One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system of India are similar is that both systems
    determined roles based on gender
    revolved around central religious beliefs.
    enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people
    allowed for educational opportunities
    30s
  • Q15
    One way in which Aung San Suu Kyi, Lech Walesa, and Nelson Mandela are similar is that they all
    based their actions on the teachings of Karl Marx
    inspired revolutions against autocratic monarchs
    supported the use of violence to achieve their goals.
    led movements to end oppression of their people
    30s

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