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Apartheid WebQuest Apartheid to Dutch Afrikaners means “apartness”. In order to gain some background knowledge before we read an excerpt from __A Long walk to Freedom__ by Nelson Mandela, please take notes on the following questions. Print/type directly onto the sheet and print it out. Unless otherwise noted, explore these links: [] [] []

Apartheid means apart-ness in the South African language, Afrikaans. People were organized according to race by black, white colored (mixed), and Asian(mainly Indians). The ethnis groups in South Africa are, Chinense, Indian, African, and European. Each ethnic group spoke their own lanuage(English,Chinese,etc.) 75% of the populatin was African American, 13% was European, 9% were Indian, and 3% was Chinese.
 * 1) What does the word "apartheid" mean? In what language?
 * 1) In South Africa, how are people organized according to race?
 * 1) What countries are South Africans’ ancestors from (i.e. what ethnic groups are there)? How large are these ethnic groups? And which languages do they speak?

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Apartheid became an official government policy in South America in the year 1948. The purpose of Apartheid was so the white govenment could control the nations large population on "non-whites" ???????????
 * 1) When did apartheid become an official government policy in South Africa?
 * 1) What was the purpose of Apartheid?
 * 1) What did the government do at the outset in order to reach that goal?

The policy of " seperate development" stated that each of the 9 African groups had to become its own nation and have their own homeland. 14% of the country's land was set aside for their homeland, while the reast was for the whites.
 * 1) Explain the policy of "separate development" in your own words

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(noun)Township-a segregated residential settlement for blacks, located outside a city or town.
 * 1) Give definitions of the following key terms:homeland/Bantustan

Passbook - Africans had to carry a pass book when outside their designated areas, if an African was stopped by any white person then they would most likely be arrested. Labor permit - was granted according to the labor maket; allowed the person to reside in a urban areas( did not include souse, or family members) Curfew regulations - All Africans living outside of the Bantustans werw subject to strict curfew regualtons

Preventive detention- is a detention given to keep a person from commiting a crime, the police were given the rights to give them sometimes for infinite periods.


 * 1) Choose two laws (from the site below) that were created under apartheid and explain them in your own words.

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1.Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949- This Act meant that marriages between white people and people of other marriages was outlawed. 2.Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, Act No 49 of 1953- This Act forced sergregation in all areas. That includes: public transportaion, bathrooms, public building, etc. The goal was to seperate and to creat less contact between white people, and people of other races. The Act said that the facilitioes for white and other races shouldn't be equal.