The History and Impact of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
  • 1. In what year did Nelson Mandela first become president of South Africa?
A) 1989
B) 1994
C) 1990
D) 1999
  • 2. Which international figure is best known for his role in organizing sanctions against South Africa?
A) F.W. de Klerk
B) Walter Sisulu
C) Desmond Tutu
D) Oliver Tambo
  • 3. What was the purpose of the Soweto Uprising in 1976?
A) Calling for the release of political prisoners
B) Opposing the national service draft
C) Protesting Afrikaans as the medium of instruction
D) Demanding land reform
  • 4. Who was the first South African president to be elected in a fully democratic election?
A) F.W. de Klerk
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Hendrik Verwoerd
D) Thabo Mbeki
  • 5. Which document provided a framework for the new South Africa after apartheid?
A) The Manifesto of the ANC
B) The Constitution of South Africa
C) The Bill of Rights
D) The Freedom Charter
  • 6. What role did the United Nations play in the anti-apartheid movement?
A) Imposing sanctions and condemning apartheid
B) Supporting apartheid governance
C) Proposing new trade agreements with South Africa
D) Engaging in military intervention
  • 7. What was the significance of the Rivonia Trial?
A) The end of apartheid legislation
B) The establishment of the ANC
C) A key moment in the fight against apartheid leading to Mandela's imprisonment
D) The formation of the United Nations
  • 8. Which social movement was closely aligned with the anti-apartheid struggle?
A) The environmental movement
B) The women's suffrage movement
C) The labor movement
D) The civil rights movement
  • 9. What did the Freedom Charter outline?
A) The aspirations for a non-racial South Africa
B) New economic policies for white South Africans
C) A military plan for the ANC
D) The case for apartheid
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