South Africa and Apartheid

Question 1

How did the international community respond to South Africa’s policies in the 1980s?

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by refusing to buy South African goods

Question 2

The United States and Europe put pressure on South Africa in the form of

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sanctions.

Question 3

In the early 1900s, European settlers in South Africa created

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a system of segregation that split society.

Question 4

Which list correctly orders events in the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa?

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i. The Population Registration Act was signed.ii. The Soweto Uprising sparked more protests.iii. Frederik W. de Klerk brought about reforms.iv. Nelson Mandela became the nation’s president.

Question 5

The pie chart shows the racial breakdown of South Africa's population.

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80 percent of the population.

Question 6

After returning to South Africa from Algeria in 1964, Nelson Mandela was

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arrested and imprisoned.

Question 7

What type of government did European settlers create in South Africa in 1909?

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a parliamentary government that excluded many citizens

Question 8

Which statement best describes Nelson Mandela?

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He was sent to prison on various charges for protesting South Africa’s policies of apartheid.

Question 9

1984199420042014

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1994

Question 10

The African National Congress was founded to

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unite non-white South Africans and further their cause.

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