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Apartheid in South Africa

Apartheid in South Africa. World Studies. A History of Imperialism. South Africa was a British colony between 1815-1910. Additionally the Dutch (Netherlands) had a strong presence in SA. These Europeans owned and farmed land.

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Apartheid in South Africa

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  1. Apartheid in South Africa World Studies

  2. A History of Imperialism • South Africa was a British colony between 1815-1910. • Additionally the Dutch (Netherlands) had a strong presence in SA. • These Europeans owned and farmed land. • When the British left SA in 1910, they left a small, elite group of whites (16%) to govern the nation, which was (80% black). • During this time, racial oppression existed.

  3. Origins of Apartheid • In 1948, the Nationalist Party came to power and enacted Apartheid. • Non-whites were officially discriminated against by the government. • People were divided into black, white, coloured (mixed), and Indian (Indian descent, living in SA). • Apartheid lasted until 1994.

  4. Life During Apartheid • Segregation of living areas • Loss of citizenship/ voting rights • 2-tiered education system • Poor medical care • Segregated public areas • Segregated beaches • Services provided to blacks were inferior to those provided to whites.

  5. Homeland System • Under Apartheid, the government created Bantustans, or homelands, for ethnic groups. • Many were forced to relocate against their will. • Blacks were no longer a part of South Africa, but instead a part of an independent state. • Lost their South African citizenship.

  6. The Struggle Against Apartheid • South Africans resisted Apartheid is various ways, including peaceful protest, passive resistance, and armed resistance. • Many other nations, as well as the UN, spoke out against Apartheid and imposed sanctions. • Despite this, the SA government was able to maintain control over the nation.

  7. We speak out to put the world on guard against what is happening in South Africa. The brutal policy of apartheid is applied before the eyes of the nations of the world. The peoples of Africa are compelled to endure the fact that on the African continent the superiority of one race over another remains official policy, and that in the name of this racial superiority murder is committed with impunity. Can the United Nations do nothing to stop this?" • — Che Guevara, speech to the United Nations as Cuba's representative, December 11, 1964

  8. The End of Apartheid • In 1989, under the leadership of SA President FW de Klerk, the rules and restrictions imposed by Apartheid began to be lifted. • In 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. • A new constitution was written and in 1994, blacks voted Nelson Mandela to the Presidency of SA.

  9. Nelson Mandela

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