Apartheid Timeline

Front 1

When did Jan van riebeeck arrive in the cape?

Back 1

They arrived in 1652

Front 2

Within a week of the arrival of the three ships, work had begun on the Fort of Good Hope. What was the aim?

Back 2

The aim was to establish a refreshment station to supply the crew of the Company's passing trading ships with fresh water, vegetables and fruit, meat and medical assistance.

Front 3

The first winter experienced by Jan Riebeeck and his crew was extremely harsh what happened to them?

Back 3

Their gardens were washed away by the heavy rains. As a result their food dwindled.

Front 4

How many of Jan riebeek's men died?

Back 4

At the end of the winter approximately 19 men had died.

Front 5

Name four different events that happened during the 1700's to do with Aparthied?

Back 5

1. Dutch farmers (called Boers) migrate across land inhabited by Bantu and Khoi peoples

2. population of slaves increased rapidly

3. africans found on farms

4. Armed withshotguns, the Boers seize land used by the tribes

5. Without land, the tribes must workon Boer farms to support themselves

Front 6

What did the british missionarys try to stop in 1810?

Back 6

British missionaries arrive and criticize the racist practises of the Boers.They urge the Boers to treat the Africans more fairly. Boers justify theirpractises in the belief that they are superior to Africans

Front 7

1867- South africa became the biggest diamond mining country how did it start?

Back 7

It started when young farmer found transparent gem

Front 8

They produced 95% of diamonds an were the richest country what happened to them?

Back 8

The boers came shot workers and enslaved them

Front 9

In 1908 a A constitutional convention is held what is established in it .

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In the convention they establish that South African independence from Britain. The all-white government decides that non-whites can vote but cannot hold office.

Front 10

Wht do some people in the goverment believe after the south africa convention.

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A few people in the new government object, believing that South Africa would be more stable if Africans were treated better

Front 11

In 1910 what does the South africa act do?

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The South Africa Act takes away all political rights of Africans in three of the country's four states

Front 12

What is formed in 1912

Back 12

The African National Congress is formed. This political party aims toorganize Africans in the struggle for civil rights.

Front 13

What does the Native land act do?

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The Native Lands Act gives 7.3% of the country's land to Africans, whomake up 80% of the population. Africans are prohibited from owning landoutside their region. Africans are allowed to be o

Front 14

What happens to the black jobs in 1920s

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Blacks are fired from jobs which are given to whites

Front 15

By 1939 what has happened to the Africans

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fewer than 30% of Africans are receiving any formal education, and whites are earning over five times as much as Africans

Front 16

In 1946 what happens to the African miners

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African mine workers are paid twelve times less than their whitecounterparts and are forced to do the most dangerous jobs.

Front 17

How many African miners go on strike and what happens? 1946

Back 17

Over 75,000 Africans go on strike in support of higher wages. Police use violence to force the unarmed workers back to their jobs. Over 1000 workers are injured or killed

Front 18

What is the Population Registration Act 1950

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The Population Registration Act. This law classifies people into three racialgroups: white, colored (mixed race or Asian), and native (African/black).Marriages between races are outlawed in order to maintain racial purity

Front 19

What is the group areas act in 1951.

And who are the best areas set aside for?

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The Group Areas Act sets aside specific communities for each of the races(white, colored (mixed race or Indian), and native (African/black) ). The best areas and the majority of the land are reserved for whites. Non-whites are relocated into "reserves." Mixed-race families are forced to live separately

Front 20

What is the Bantu homelands act?

Waht happens when the goverment strips the africans of their citizenship?

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The Bantu Homelands Act. Through this law, the white governmentdeclares that the lands reserved for black Africans are independent nations.In this way, the government strips millions of blacks of their South Africancitizenship and forces them to become residents of their new "homelands."Blacks are now considered foreigners in white-controlled South Africa, andneed passports to enter. Blacks only enter to serve whites in menial jobs

Front 21

What are the homelands like

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The homelands are too small to support the many people in them. InSoweto, for example, seventeen to twenty people live in a four-roomhouse.

Front 22

What does th ANC encourage

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The African National Congress (ANC), a political organization for Africans,encourages peaceful resistance to the discriminatory laws of apartheid.

Front 23

What happened in 1952 when the goverment introduced pass books

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Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act. This misleadinglynamedlaw requires all Africans to carry identification booklets with theirnames, addresses, fingerprints, and other information. (See picture.)Africans are frequently stopped and harassed for their passes. Between1948-1973, over ten million Africans were arrested because their passeswere "not in order." Burning pass books becomes a common form of protest

Front 24

1953 - which law seperated the blacks from whites and stop them using the same things?

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Preservation of Separate Amenities Act. This law created "separate but notnecessarily equal" beaches, parks, post office, and other public places forAfricans (blacks), coloreds (the term used for Asian and mixed-raced

Front 25

Wht was the Bantueducation Act? 1953

Back 25

The Bantu Education Act is passed. A law is passed that creates a separate education system for blacks and whites. Blacks are trained to prepare them for a life as part of the working class since it is not expected that they will be allowed to do anything more than that.

Front 26

When was nelson mandela jailed the first time and what for?

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1956 - Nelson Mandela is arrested for treason. Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist, is arrested with several other people for fighting against apartheid. He is charged with treason, but after a four-year trial he is found not guilty.

Front 27

Waht happens in sharpeville 1960. How many die in the fight?

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Sixty-nine people are killed in the Sharpeville Massacre. Apartheid requires blacks to carry passbooks, which contain personal information such as name, date of birth, and photos. When protestors show up at the Sharpeville police station without their passbooks, a riot breaks out and police kill 69 people.

Front 28

When was nelson mandela jailed the seocnd time and what for?

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1962- Nelson Mandela is arrested for treason. Mandela was the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, part of the African National Congress. He is arrested for his role in bombing government targets and sentenced to life in prison.

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late 1980s What happens after countries around the world increaingly pressure south africa on it's apratheid

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Countries around the world increasingly pressure South Africa to end itssystem of apartheid. As a result, some of the segregationist laws arerepealed (reversed). For example, the laws separating whites and nonwhitesin public places are relaxed or repealed

Front 30

When was Nelson Mandela released from prison and how long was he in prison for?

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Nelson Mandela is released from prison. After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is freed from prison. Mandela thanks President de Klerk for helping set him free, but says that there is more work to be done to end apartheid.

Front 31

Who was the first black president and when did he become the president.

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Nelson Mandela becomes president of South Africa. In the country's first election that allowed both whites and blacks to vote, Nelson Mandela is elected president of South Africa. He is the first black president in the history of South Africa.