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