- 1. When was the Union of South Africa established?
A) 1925
B) 1910
C) 1900
D) 1879
- 2. Which two Boer republics were included in the Union of South Africa?
A) Transvaal and Orange Free State
B) Botswana and Swaziland
C) Ciskei and Bophuthatswana
D) Natal and Cape Colony
- 3. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa?
A) Cecil Rhodes
B) Louis Botha
C) Jan Smuts
D) J.B.M. Hertzog
- 4. Which group faced discrimination under the Union of South Africa's policies?
A) Boer Farmers
B) Black Africans
C) Indian Immigrants
D) British Settlers
- 5. What was the capital city of the Union of South Africa?
A) Bloemfontein
B) Kimberley
C) Pretoria
D) Durban
- 6. Which document served as the constitution of the Union of South Africa?
A) South Africa Act 1909
B) Rivonia Trial Verdict
C) Groot Trek Manifesto
D) Freedom Charter
- 7. Which ethnic group was mainly responsible for the government policy of apartheid in the Union of South Africa?
A) Afrikaners
B) Zulus
C) Xhosas
D) British Settlers
- 8. Which organization was founded in response to the discriminatory laws in the Union of South Africa?
A) Inkatha Freedom Party
B) African National Congress
C) South African Party
D) Pan Africanist Congress
- 9. What major industry played a role in the economic development of the Union of South Africa?
A) Mining
B) Tourism
C) Agriculture
D) Manufacturing
- 10. What was the racial segregation policy called in the Union of South Africa?
A) Assimilation
B) Integration
C) Apartheid
D) Multiculturalism
- 11. Which political party was formed by white South Africans who opposed the policies of the Union of South Africa?
A) United Party
B) National Party
C) Democratic Alliance
D) Congress of the People
- 12. Which country had a significant influence on the development of the Union of South Africa before its independence?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
- 13. Which Boer republic was reluctant to join the Union of South Africa and only did so after talks?
A) Ciskei
B) Venda
C) Orange Free State
D) Transkei
- 14. What was the capital of the Orange Free State before it joined the Union of South Africa?
A) Pretoria
B) Durban
C) Bloemfontein
D) Johannesburg
- 15. Which of the following acts brought about the establishment of the Union of South Africa?
A) Rivonia Trial Verdict
B) Freedom Charter
C) South Africa Act
D) Groot Trek Manifesto
- 16. When did the Union of South Africa become a republic?
A) 1961
B) 1985
C) 1976
D) 1952
- 17. Which British monarch was on the South African pound before the Union became a republic?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) King Edward VIII
C) King George VI
D) Queen Victoria
- 18. In which war did the Union of South Africa participate as part of the British Empire?
A) World War I
B) Vietnam War
C) Falklands War
D) Korean War
- 19. What was the official language of the Union of South Africa established?
A) Xhosa
B) Afrikaans
C) Zulu
D) English
- 20. Which of the following was not a member of the Union of South Africa?
A) Orange Free State
B) Cape Colony
C) Rhodesia
D) Transvaal
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