Apartheid History
What Year were the Apartheid laws officially passed?
1948
What kind of protests were held in resistance to apartheid?
Peaceful (boycotts, campaigns, etc.)
What massacre was the turning point to violent resistance to apartheid?
The Sharpeville Massacre
How did the Nationalist Party Enforce Apartheid?
Through legislation acts
What was the Freedom Charter?
A document of the core principles of the ANC, and it was created in response to an increasingly repressive government.
What kind of result did the Sharpeville Massacre have globally?
Raised international awareness of the situation and increased global and internal resistance to apartheid
Who was elected leader of the ANC?
Nelson Mandela
What were Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the ANC put on the Rivona Trials for?
Trial for sabotage and conspiracy against the government.
How did the international awareness and violent internal resistance movements affect apartheid in the late 19th century?
Led to the collapse of apartheid and establishment of a democratic government in 1994
What does ANC stand for?
African National Congress
What was the goal of the Defiance Campaign?
So Black South Africans would break apartheid laws (entering white areas, using white facilities, and refusing to carry “passes”)
What events led up to the dismantling of the apartheid system?
Years of violent internal protest, weakening white commitment, international economic and cultural sanctions, economic struggles