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The History and Impact of the Anti-Apartheid Movement - Test
Contributed by: Cresswell
  • 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) Walter Sisulu
C) F.W. de Klerk
D) Desmond Tutu
  • 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) Demanding land reform
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 end of apartheid legislation
C) A key moment in the fight against apartheid leading to Mandela's imprisonment
D) The establishment of the ANC
  • 5. What did the Freedom Charter outline?
A) A military plan for the ANC
B) New economic policies for white South Africans
C) The aspirations for a non-racial South Africa
D) The case for apartheid
  • 6. Who was the first South African president to be elected in a fully democratic election?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Hendrik Verwoerd
C) Thabo Mbeki
D) F.W. de Klerk
  • 7. Which document provided a framework for the new South Africa after apartheid?
A) The Manifesto of the ANC
B) The Freedom Charter
C) The Constitution of South Africa
D) The Bill of Rights
  • 8. 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
  • 9. Which social movement was closely aligned with the anti-apartheid struggle?
A) The civil rights movement
B) The labor movement
C) The environmental movement
D) The women's suffrage movement
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