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Africa
Cecil Rhodes -Zimbabwe Lord Kitchener Winston Churchill English create worlds first concentration camps Kidnap women and children and put them into camps-destroy homes -England wins Boer War -They recognize certain degree of independence -Commonwealth status -began to economically rebuild South Africa, create political strict, dominated by the Boers -Issue as no one was communicating with Bantus who make up 80% of pop -Bantus call themselves the African Nation Congress (ANC) -Afrikaans believed themselves to be 'superior' than Bantus WW11
Group Areas Act -Geographic Seperation -Separate Amenities act 1953 *Had to carry identification cards Created white towns
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ANC
Albert Luthuli 1960-Sharpesville massacre police killed 70 during peaceful protest Canada, Great Britain and Australia took a stance 1961- South Africa withdraw from Commonwealth Nelson Mandela Spear of the Nation violent wing of the ANC Nelson Mandela -leader 1956 charged with treason acquitted in 1961 Mandela restorts to violence 1964-1989 He is arrested and sentenced to life in prison-Robben Island Soweto Uprising
Police arrived as the crowd grew Police are ordered to open fire- 1500 police 600 people killed Turning point- white university students realize that this is not the right thing to do (Whites start marching with the blacks) SA banned from everything (isolation) no tradding, no sports
Brings in DeKlerk First thing he does is legalises ANC- blacks now have a voice Mandela is freed- end of Apartheid
2nd Boer War
Boer Independence
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Summary
The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) helped bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights.
Quotes
"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people."
-Nelson Mandela
-Nelson Mandela
Subjunctive question
If the ANC had not of been legalized, would Mandela have ever become President?
Three Words
1. Inequality
2. Hatred
3. Violence
2. Hatred
3. Violence
Two Questions
1. If apartheid hadn't happened, how would the way South Africa runs be different today?
2. Without Nelson Mandela, would South Africa still be the way it was, dominated by whites?
2. Without Nelson Mandela, would South Africa still be the way it was, dominated by whites?
One Metaphor
The white people in moving to South Africa were like aliens landing on earth and taking over.
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