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