Quiz on Apartheid Opposition in the 1950s

How effective was the opposition to apartheid during the 1950s?

• Highly effective, leading to the immediate end of apartheid

• Moderately effective, with significant protests and boycotts but no legal changes

• Ineffective, with no significant opposition or protests

• No opposition existed yet

What was a significant development among opposition groups during the 1950s ?

• A decreased in protests and activism

• Increased willingness for collaboration across ethnic groups

• The shift to violence methods of resistances to apartheid

• Imposition of harsh economic sanctions against South Africa

What significant event did the Federation of South African Women and ANC Women's League organize in 1956?

• A strike in the mining sector

• A protest against educational policies

• A women's protest movement against passbooks

• A boycott of South African goods

What were 3 things that followed from the Women's Day march in South Africa in 1956?

• The government agreed to repeal the pass laws

• The government continued enforcing the law, and by 1960, 75% of South African women were carrying passes

• The protests spurred other women-led protests in other parts of South Africa

• That day is now known as Women's Day in South Africa

Who were 2 leaders who delivered their pass book petition to the prime minister's office in Pretoria in 1956 as part of the Women's March?

• Lilian Ngoyi and Helen Joseph

• Nelson Mandela and Albert Luthuli

• Winnie Mandela and Lilian Ngoyi

• Robert Sobukwe and Lilian Ngoyi

What set the Women's Day Protest apart from many ANC events?

• Many young people participated

• Its leaders represented the 4 major ethnic/racial groups in South Africa

• It immediately led to political reform

• It was met with violence from the government

What role did the Black Sash play in the anti apartheid movement?

• It provided bail and lawyers for Black women in the anti apartheid movement

• It coordinated the shift to violent resistance after Sharpeville

• It strongly support the National Party government throughout the 1950s and 60s

• It sought to suppress protests as part of the South African secret police

Which 2 describe members of the group the Black Sash?

• Indian

• white

• women

• Black

What action did the Johannesburg City Council take in response to the Alexandra bus boycott?

• They arrested the protestors and kept prices how

• They shut down the bus service for several years

• They subsidized the bus company so fares could be decrreased

• They ignored the boycott and went on with their lives

What was the outcome of the Defiance Campaign?

• the ANC was banned and its leaders imprisoned

• membership of the ANC grew substantially

• the Freedom Charter

• the 6 unjust laws were repealed