VOCABULARY
This is a person who works achieve political or social change.
an activist
Mandela's father was his ____________.
hero
Chief Jogintaba wanted Nelson to have one of these. Mandela thought it was a bad idea.
An arranged marriage
This is when you live in another country that isn't your own, especially for political reasons.
exile
Who was Chief Jogintaba?
He was the king/ chief of the Thembu people. He became Mandela's guardian. He lived in the Great Place. He had a son named Justice.
An election in which one person or party gets very many votes than other people or parties.
landslide
Mandela was this age when his father died.
nine
Mandela ran away to this large South African city.
Johannesburg
Mandela was released from prison in ___________.
a) 1990
b) 1991
c) 1992
d) 1993
a) 1990
What does "Rainbow Nation" mean?
It is Mandela's goal to build a rainbow nation in which all South Africans - black and white- would be free from discrimination, and would live in unity and harmony with equal rights and opportunities.
In America, Democratic Party is the ________________ to President Trump because they aren't republicans like him.
opposition
This is the name of Mandela's childhood village.
Qunu
This is the year Mandela became the focus of the anti-apartheid movement.
a) 1980
b) 1981
c) 1982
d) 1983
c) 1982
Finally at Pollsmoor Prison Mandela had a _______.
bed
2. Blacks and whites were segregated, kept apart in all public places.
3. Black South Africans had to carry their IDs at all times.
Duke University _______________ new basketball players each year to its basketball team.
recruits
Mandela respected this meeting because everyone's opinion was heard and respected.
Mandela spent nearly ____________ years at the Robben Island prison.
20
The company _____________ in new technology.
invested
All the fighting in South Africa meant this was becoming worse.
violence
Not having enough money for food means you are living in _____________.
poverty
How were prison conditions on Robben Island?
Life on Robben Island was brutal. There was discrimination. The prisoners had to call the guards "boss". Visits and letters were rare.
In the 1980s the situation in South Africa was ________________.
deteriorating
Tell me 2 similarities between Mandela and Atatürk.
1. They both lost their father when they were young.
2. They both went to boarding school.
3. They both fought for freedom.
4. They were both leaders.
Many ____________ around the world demanded Mandela be released.
countries