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