Africa: Apartheid

Apartheid began after which political party gained power in South Africa?

• The International Party

• The National Party

• Pan-African Party

• African National Congress

Which law was created to force all non-white persons to register according to their race and/or ethnicity?

• Separate Amenities Act

• Group Areas Act

• Population Registration Act

• Mixed Marriages Act

The Group Areas Act forced black South Africans to live in _________________, and they required a passbook to travel or work outside of this space.

• Homelands

• Urban Spaces

• Worker Camps

• Prisons

Who was a pivotal leader who fought for the end of apartheid and was even jailed for his efforts?

• F.W. De Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Desmond Tutu

Who was the president of South Africa who ordered the release of Mandela from prison and worked with Mandela to have the first democratic elections in South Africa?

• F.W. De Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Desmond Tutu

• Alwyn Schlebusch

What two organizations fought for the end of apartheid?

• African National Congress and the National Party

• Pan Africanist Congress and the National Party

• African National Congress and the Republic of South Africa

• African National Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress

Which group was led by Nelson Mandela?

• Pan Africanist Congress

• The National Party

• African National Congress

• Civil Rights Movement

What happened to Mandela due to fighting and riots blamed on his organization?

• He was sentenced to prison but his sentence was commuted to house arrest.

• He was sentenced to prison and remained there for 27 years.

• He was sentenced to prison but he was never forced to serve his sentence.

• He was never blamed for any actions but other leaders were.

What did President F.W. de Klerk do in 1990 that helped the process to end apartheid?

• He agreed to allow the African National Congress to operate as an official political party.

• He agreed to allow the Pan Africanist Congress to operate as an official political party.

Although apartheid ended in 1991, most agree that it did not officially end until 1994 when this even took place.

• First segregated elections.

• Mandela was released from prison

• First multiracial elections.

• De Klerk put members of the government who supported apartheid in prison.