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Flashcards on Apartheid Resistance in South Africa
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What was the Apartheid?
A system of racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
Who implemented and enforced the Apartheid system?
The National Party government in South Africa.
Which organization played a vital role in the resistance against Apartheid?
African National Congress (ANC)
Who was the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) during the Apartheid era?
Nelson Mandela
What was the primary strategy used by the ANC in their fight against Apartheid?
Nonviolent resistance
Which event in 1960 led to the ANC and other anti-apartheid organizations being banned in South Africa?
Sharpeville Massacre
What was the ANC's armed wing called?
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Who was the South African president who initiated the process of dismantling apartheid?
F. W. de Klerk
When was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
1990
When was Apartheid officially abolished in South Africa?
1994
What was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa?
An organization established to investigate human rights violations during the Apartheid era.
Which famous anti-apartheid activist was assassinated in 1993?
Chris Hani
What role did boycotts and sanctions play in the fight against Apartheid?
They put pressure on the South African government and economy.
What was the name of the government policy that forced racial separation and relocation of non-white South Africans?
Group Areas Act
What was the Soweto Uprising?
A protest by black students in 1976 against the imposition of the Afrikaans language in schools.
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Who was the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) during the Apartheid era?
Desmond Tutu
Steve Biko
Nelson Mandela
Winnie Mandela
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When was Apartheid officially abolished in South Africa?
1985
1990
1994
1998
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What was the ANC's armed wing called?
Inkatha Freedom Party
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)
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Who implemented and enforced the Apartheid system?
African National Congress (ANC)
United Nations (UN)
National Party government
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
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What was the primary strategy used by the ANC in their fight against Apartheid?
Armed rebellion
Nonviolent resistance
International lobbying
Sabotage and bombings
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When was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
1980
1990
1995
2000
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Which organization played a vital role in the resistance against Apartheid?
United Nations (UN)
African National Congress (ANC)
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
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What was the name of the government policy that forced racial separation and relocation of non-white South Africans?
Homeland Policy
Separate Development Policy
Group Areas Act
Native Land Act
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Who was the South African president who initiated the process of dismantling apartheid?
Oliver Tambo
F. W. de Klerk
P. W. Botha
Nelson Mandela
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What was the Soweto Uprising?
Apartheid legislation introduced in 1950
Mass eviction of non-white South Africans
A protest by black students against the imposition of Afrikaans in schools
A large-scale armed rebellion
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