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Apartheid WebQuest Apartheid to Dutch Afrikaners means “apartness”. In order to gain some background knowledge before we read an excerpt from __A Long walk to Freedom__ by Nelson Mandela, please take notes on the following questions. Print/type directly onto the sheet and print it out. Unless otherwise noted, explore these links: [] [] [] 1. What does the word "apartheid" mean? In what language? The word apartheid means **apartness** in Afrikaans, which is the national language in South Africa.

2. In South Africa, how are people organized according to race? There was pretty much a different town for each race. Ex. African Americans weren’t allowed to enter a white neighborhood. These segregation rules accounted for housing, education, employment, and transportation.

3. What countries are South Africans’ ancestors from (i.e. what ethnic groups are there)? How large are these ethnic groups? And which languages do they speak? [] There aren’t many ethnic groups the ones I read about were Europeans, African Americans, Indians, and some other ones that have been split apart. The Europeans and the African American ethnic groups are the largest ones in my belief. The African Americans speak Afrikaans. And the rest speak English I suppose.

4. When did apartheid become an official government policy in South Africa? Apartheid became an official government policy in 1984 5. What was the purpose of Apartheid The purpose of apartheid was to separate races into specific categories. 6. What did the government do at the outset in order to reach that goal? The government had to go through every little place in South Africa to reach their goal. 7. Explain the policy of "separate development" in your own words. The policy is pretty much where the blacks had to move to a small area and they all had to make that their home and the whites got special treatment and most of the land. [] 8.Give definitions of the following key terms: homeland/Bantustan An area reserved for any African American Township A segregated area for blacks located outside a city. Passbook

A passbook is a reference book in South Africa. Labor permit

It is a permit to work somewhere. Curfew regulations

Preventive detention

9. Choose two laws (from the site below) that were created under apartheid and explain them in your own words.

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1. Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 The act was used so that no two different races are allowed to marry each other. They put this act into place so they won’t get mixed children.

2. Separate Representation of Voters Act, Act No 46 of 1951 This act doesn’t let people who are colored vote on leaders.