Apartheid Policies and Resistance Flashcard

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What was the primary purpose of the Natives Land Act?

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To set aside land primarily for whites

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What percentage of agricultural land was allocated to blacks under the Natives Land Act, despite them being 67% of the population?

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7%

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What were the reserves created by the Natives Land Act later known as? Options: Provinces, Townships, Homelands, Districts

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Homelands

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What was the main consequence of the Rand Rebellion?

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The Nationalists winning the next election

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What was the African National Congress (ANC) created to do in 1912?

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To protect the rights of black South Africans

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What did the Natives Land Act forbid blacks from doing outside the reserves?

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Buying or leasing land

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What were Bantustans?

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Rural areas for nominal self-government for black South Africans.

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What economic factors contributed to the Rand Rebellion? Options: Decreasing labor costs and deflation, Rising labor costs, higher costs of deep mining, and inflation, Increased foreign investment and economic growth, Decreased demand for gold and silver

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Rising labor costs, higher costs of deep mining, and inflation

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How did the government respond to the Rand Rebellion?

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By using violent means to crush the strike

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What was the impact of the Natives Land Act on black South Africans who were still on the voting roll?

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It disenfranchised them