Apartheid

Dutch east India Company

• They settled in Cape Town, South Africa.
• It was a stopping point from their trade route to Asia.

AFRIKANERS

• The Afrikaners were Europeans that lived in Africa.
• They called themselves Afrikaners to separate them from Africans, likely because they felt superior.

Apartheid begins

• In 1948, the African government a system called Apartheid.
• It segregated blacks and whites in Africa.

Hendrik Verwoerd: Architect of Apartheid

• Hendrik Verwoerd was known for being the Prime Minister of South. Africa
• He helped create and support Apartheid.

the Population Registration Act

• It was another act that supported Apartheid.
• It once again separated blacks and whites.

Bantu Homelands Act

• This act moved Africans to townships.

Townships/Homelands

• These were the homes that the Africans were forced to live in.
• They were very small and uncomfortable.

Nelson Mandela

• Nelson Mandela was an activist during Apartheid.
• He was sentence for life in prison.

Passbooks

• The African government passed laws saying that they couldn't move around without a passbook.

Sharpeville massacre

• In 1960 a group of black people didn't have their passbooks with them.
• The police came and killed 69 people and injured 187.

MK SPEAR of Nation

• A group that formed after the Sharpeville Massacre
• They wanted to fight against the South African government.

Soweto Uprising

• Students started protesting against the government to stop Apartheid.
• 500 people were killed during the protest.

Toyi-Toyi

• Toyi -Toyi was a dance used in protests against Apartheid.

Fw Clerk

• FW Clerk was the president that officially stopped Apartheid.
• After that, Nelson Mandela was elected president.