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Africa - Apartheid in South Africa Flashcards

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4553116495BoersDutch settlers in South Africa0
4553116496The Great TrekBoers move north and establish the Orange Free State and Transvaal1
4562170835Zulus (Shakas)Shaka united the nation, Zulus also battled the Boers2
4562172334The Boer Warwar that lasted from 1899-1902, guerrila fighting btwn Boers and British, British won3
4562172335The Orange Free Statethe names of the independent boers republics in south africa4
4562173518Transvaalgeographic term associated with land north of the Vaal river in modern-day South Africa5
4562173519Afrikanerspeople native to South Africa, from Dutch settlers They traditionally dominated South Africa's agriculture and politics prior to 1994.6
4562193028Apartheida legal separation of the majority black population from the minority white race in South Africa the entire country was segregated for 50 years7
4562174864Separtenessthere were the whites and the blacks in seperate8
4562174865ANCThe African National Congress supported boycotts and strikes to bring attention to apartheid the government cracked down on the organization's activities and imprisoned many followers9
4562174866Boycotta protest with reasoning hurt the economy, forced the government to impose a state of emergency10
4562176374Bantustansthe people who spoke Bantu Separate tribal states for Africans. Purpose was to support the apartheid.11
4562177514The Sharpsville Masacremassacre where the police killed many demonstrators led to a strike led by the Africans after the government outlawed the ANC and cracked down on groups that opposed apartheid12
4562183451The Soweto Uprisingpeople opposing the apartheid and the police backfiring them, two people died catalyst to other uprisings13
4562183452Economic Sanctionsother outside nations did not want to do business with South Africa14
4562184956O.A.U.Organization of African Unity, promoted cooperation among members, supported independence and sough peaceful settlements of disputes15
4562186485F.W. de Klerkpresident of South Africa who released Mandela from prison in 199016
4562186561Nelson Mandelapart of the ANC, in jail from 1962-1990, helped bring an end to the apartheid, won a Nobel Peace Prize17

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