Grade 10 - Unit 2

When did The Indian Act become law?

• 1756

• 1867

• 1876

• 1899

The stated aim of the Indian Act was to...

• segregate First Canadians from western Canadian society

• physically remove First Canadians from Canada

• eradicate First Canadians from Canada

• assimilate First Canadians into western Canadian society

'Government sponsored religious school established to assimilate indigenous children into Euro-Canadian society' is a definition of... ?

• Military school

• Canadian international schools

• Boarding schools

• Residential schools

What does the word 'apartheid' mean?

• separateness

• whites only

• togetherness

• equality

When was Apartheid official adopted as government policy in South Africa?

• 1908

• 1948

• 1968

• 1978

ANC stands for

• African Native Coalition

• All Native Congress

• African National Coalition

• African National Congress

What was Nelson Mandela's profession?

• Teacher

• Lawyer

• Miner

• Cricketer

How many people were killed in the 1960 Sharpeville massacre?

• 12

• 69

• 169

• 212

What was the South African Police's justification for opening fire on the 20,000 protestors?

• They were just following orders

• They had to clear the streets

• The crowd were terrorists and needed to be dealt with

• They were assaulted by stones and other missiles from the crowd

Which of the following was not a classification of population under apartheid?

• European

• Indian

• Coloured

• African