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