Treasure hunt

Imperialism in South Africa

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boer-war-begins-in-south-africa

1. What two European countries fought over South Africa? What were the wars called?                    The two European countries were Britain and Holland. The wars were called Boer Wars.           
2. What were the two names for the Dutch in South Africa?                                                                 The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of Southern America.

Apartheid 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/

1. What is the definition of apartheid?                                                                                                 Apartheid is the political system who enforced a racial hierarchy privileging white  South Africans and under this system only they had the vote.                                                                   
2. What time period did apartheid take place in South Africa?                                                            The political system of apartheid governed every aspect of life in South Africa from 1948 to 1991.

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html

1. What was the “Grand Apartheid” and how was the plan carried out?                                           The "Grand Apartheid" was when Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of "Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression.
2. What was the Population Registration Act? (explain)                                                                       The Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). 
3. What were “homelands”?                                                                                                                 The Bantu Authorities Act established a basis for ethnic government in African reserves, known as ``homelands''.                                                                               
4. Using the map at the bottom of the web page, answer the following questions:
   1. What group was the majority of the population? What group was the minority?                   The majority group was blacks. The minority group was whites.
   2. What group controlled the majority of the land? What group made more money?               The whites controlled the majority of the land, and whithes were the group who made more money too.
   3. Which group was being discriminated against?                                                                     The group who was discriminated were blacks.

Sharpville Massacre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/21/newsid_2653000/2653405.stm

1. Explain what happened at the Sharpville Massacre:
   1. Who was demonstrating? Peacefully or non-peacefully?                                                       The police shoot-out black people because they had got black skin. It's not-pacefully because there aren't any respect.
   2. How many people were killed/injured during the event?                                                       About 50 people were killed minimum and 5000 people were injured approximately.

Nelson Mandela 

http://www.nelsonmandelas.com/apartheid.php

1. Who is Nelson Mandela? What did he have to do with apartheid?
2. What is the ANC?
3. Why was Nelson Mandela arrested and how long was his sentence for?
4. How long was Nelson Mandela held in prison? Did his anti-apartheid message get weaker or stronger when he was held in prison?
5. When was he released from prison?

End of Apartheid

http://www.historywiz.com/end.htm

1. Who was F.W. DeKlerk?                                                                                                                   F.W. De Klerk was the president elected in  South Africa in 1989, and he promised to seek a compromise between the majority and the minority.
2. What year was the first multi-racial election held in South Africa?                                                 In 1994 the first free multiracial elections were held in South Africa.
3. Who won the election that year?                                                                                                     Nelson Mandela was elected President.