south africa apartheid

Decolonization 4/2Aim: Did the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa?Do Now: Regents Review-Answer questions and explain your answers.

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Aim: Did the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa?

End of Apartheid Apartheid: meaning “apartness”, was the system used by the South African government to exploit and dominate the country’s black population. Racial Segregation: From 1948-1994Goal of Apartheid: Keep whites and blacks apart so that whites could control Africa’s wealth.

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Aim: Did the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa?

Activity #2- Scholar Pair Work:

Read Nelson Mandela speech and answer questions that follow (CCLS RI.1-citing strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis).

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Aim: Did the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa?

SummaryDid the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa? Explain.

Objective Eight Activities:1.Write a short paper based on research about the effects of economic sanctions in South Africa. What impact did these sanctions have on the South African government’s ability to sustain apartheid?2.Why do activists campaigning against repressive regimes often go to great lengths to gain the attention of foreign media, especially media from the United States and Western Europe? How can a nonviolent movement, in its opposition to a government, use international attention?3.Write a poem expressing some aspect of the South African condition of the 1980s and 1990s from an African point of view. You may wish to write about exploitation, resistance, or the growing spirit of self-confidence.

Aim: Did the end of apartheid fix the problems in South Africa?

How was Apartheid achieved?

Although apartheid can be traced back to the colonization of the British it did not become law until 1948.1948 elections, the National Party campaigned for the Apartheid Laws

Homelands

The Black majority were forced to live in “homelands” that were largely without plumbing or electricity. Blacks would no longer be citizens of South Africa; rather they would become citizens of independent “homelands”. About 13% of the land was divided into 10 homelands for blacks- 80% of the populationHomelands prevented non-white people from having a vote.

PROGRAM ONE: SOUTH AFRICA — “FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME” (50.00)

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