Creation and End of Apartheid in South Africa
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Creation and End of Apartheid
in South Africa
7th Grade Social Studies
SS7H1
SS7H1
The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa
leading to the 21st century
SS7H1C
SS7H1c:
Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa
and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk
Early 1900s
As a British colony during the early 1900s, South
Africa was controlled by the white descendants of
earlier European settlers
The basic human rights of native Africans were taken
away
Apartheid (1)
Apartheid – “separateness”, divided South African
society into separate groups depending on race
Apartheid was initiated during the 1940’s and
continued until the 1990s
Conflict between races was common
Apartheid (II)
As the colony gained independence in the early 1960s,
the white South Africans continued to dominate
society
Apartheid became tougher on native South Africans
as resistance increased
Apartheid (III)
Most nations around the world disagreed with
apartheid
Many of these countries stopped trading with South
Africa
Many economic sanctions were placed on South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Leader of the anti-apartheid movement
Imprisoned between 1963 and 1990 for his antiapartheid activities
Upon his release in 1990 he advocated for the end of
apartheid
F.W. De Klerk
President of South Africa (1989-1994)
Believed that apartheid should be eliminated
Released Mandela from prison
Mandela and DeKlerk
Mandela and De Klerk worked together to abolish
apartheid in South Africa
1994 – the first free elections were held in South
Africa
Mandela became the first non white president of South
Africa
South Africa today
Although apartheid was eliminated during the mid
1990s, many problems still exist today
Political instability
HIV/AIDS (life expectancies lowered)
Economic disasters