leaders
who was the most important leader of apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
what was the system of racial in South Africa that started in 1948 called?
Apartheid
what year was the first free election in South Africa?
1994
true/false: the apartheid led to more protests around the world.
true
what was it called when you had to stick a pencil in your hair and if it fell through you were considered white but if it didn't you were considered black?
the pencil test
what was the group that formed a military group to protect protesters?
ANC
what was the massacre called were it killed 67 black people and wounded 180?
Sharpeville Massacre
what year did apartheid start in South Africa?
1948
what happened to the awareness in education about the apartheid?
it increased
how long was Nelson Mandela in prison for?
from 1963-1990
who was the president of South Africas apartheid?
F.W. de Klerk
what was the end of apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela becoming president
what year was the sharpeville massacre in?
1960
was there a rise in anti-apartheid protest around the world?
yes
what does apartheid mean?
apartness
who was Nelson Mandela's wife, who also played a big role in the apartheid?
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
what was the event called where people protested agaings the governemt wanting the Afrikaans language in a medium of instruction in school for black students?
Soweta Uprising
what year did Nelson Mandela get arrested?
1962
how did the united nations feel about the apartheid?
they didn't like it
what was one of the most common formes of protest?
the burning of government-issued passes
who was the doctor who wouldn't segregate his patients by race?
Christiaan Barnard
what was the law called that made it so South Africans were classified by race called?
the population registration act
what year did Nelson Mandela get out of prison?
1990
what happened to awareness for human rights?
it grew/increased
what was the ANC's main goal?
to win voting rights for black and mixed people in South Africa