Mixed
Wild Card*:Name one person who started the Congress Youth League.
OR Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Anton Lembede
When was the POA introduced?
1949
How many supporters did the ANC earn through the Defiance Campaign?
100 000
Who orgainsed the Women's March to the Union Buildings?
FEDSAW
What Act was created to stop resistance movements in SA? It was worded too broadly, allowing for this.
The Suppression of Communism Act
Name two legal changes that forced the ANC to change it approach to resistance in the 1950s.
1913 Land Act and 1948 introduction of Apartheid.
What was the purpose of the POA?
To use boycotts, strikes, and non-violent protests
When was the Defiance Campaign introduced?
1952.
What day and year did the Women's March take place?
9 August 1956.
In what year was the Suppression of Communism introduced?
1950.
Who decided to change the type of resistance in the 1950s?
The ANC Youth League (Congress Youth League)
Explain the purpose of the May Day Strike.
To protest against low wages, the banning of communist leaders and government plans to ban the Communist Party
Name two white parties that supported the Defiance Campaign.
Liberal Party and Congress of Democrats
Explain the role played by the Black Sash in the 1950s.
It was started by white women in 1955 to defend human rights and protest against government policies. They monitored court cases and provided legal advice.
Explain what the Treason Trial was.
The police broke up the meeting of the Congress of the People in 1955, arresting 156 people and charging them with high treason.
Explain the nature of early resistance to segregation.
Resistance was through legal challenges, delegations to London, and petitions
Name FOUR organisations that started the POA.
SAIC, ANC, APO, CPSA
Who organised the meeting known as the Congress of the People, and what did they create?
The Congress Alliance organised the mass-meeting with thousands of delegates, and they created the Freedom Charter.
Name the Minister who refused to accept the petitions created by FEDSAW.
JG Strijdom
What was the outcome of the Treason Trial and when did it end?
The Treason Trial ended in 1961 in which all 156 people charged were acquitted.
When did the Shaprville massacre occur, and what happened?
21 March 1960: the police opened fire on a crowd of people who had assembled outside the police station in the township of Sharpeville to protest pass laws (organised by the PAC).
Discuss the results of the May Day Strike.
There were clashes with police in Johannesburg and 18 protesters were killed. After this, the ANC organised another day of protest called the 'National Day of Protest and Mourning'.
Where was the Freedom Charter accepted and what did it call for (name three aspects).
Kliptown, Soweto. It called for political rights for all, where human rights would be upheld, for the equal distribution of wealth and for social security and education for all.
Explain whether or not the Cato Manor uprisings were active and violent. You must also explain the reason for the uprising.
They were active and violent as the women of Cato Manor violently clashed with the police over their right to sell alcohol.
Discuss the impact of the Sharpeville Massacre on the NATURE of the resistance movement.