Decolonization in Africa

Question 1

What is the main idea of this passage?

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That apartheid will no longer be tolerated; all people living in South Africa are equal.

Question 2

✔ celebratingcondemning

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celebrating

Question 3

Why might a historian conclude that the meeting that produced the Freedom Charter was held in secret?

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The charter’s call for the end of apartheid would have been threatening to the South African government.

Question 4

When did Mandela most likely make this statement?

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after apartheid's end

Question 5

Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements. The mural shows a long line of black South Africans . The details in the mural suggest that the artist is the end of apartheid.

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waiting to vote; Selection 1: waiting to vote; Selection 2: celebrating

Question 6

Use the information from the lesson and the reading from the assignment to answer the question:How has the issue of race shaped South Africa’s recent history?

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The issue of race has fundamentally shaped South Africa's recent history through the implementation and eventual dismantling of apartheid. After gaining independence, the South African government established apartheid, a system of legal racial segregation and discrimination. Leaders like Nelson Mandela led a long struggle against this system, which eventually led to the end of minority rule. In 1994, a new constitution was adopted that guaranteed social and political equality for all races, marking a major turning point in the nation's history.

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