South Africa and Apartheid

Several factors are important when considering the dismantling of the apartheid state in South Africa. It was through a concerted effort by individual nations, international governmental organizations, and most importantly by groups and individuals within South Africa, notably the African National Congress (ANC) and Nelson Mandela, that apartheid would cease to exist. This assignment will help you see the variety of factors involved in bringing down the apartheid state. Answer the following questions using the links listed.

This assignment is worth 50 points with a 10 point bonus question at the end.

1. Using the chart contained in the link below, what inadequacies do you see between whites and blacks in South Africa?

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html

Government Action Against Apartheid

http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/boycotts/index.html#Economic

2. Describe, in one or two sentences the purpose of each boycott, and what nations or groups were involved in the campaigns.

3. Which major nations do you notice not taking part in these boycotts?

4. What message might that send?

International Campaigns against Apartheid (The United Nations)

http://www.anc.org.za/un/undocs2c.html#118

Document 114 Section V beginning with number 47

Document 121 UN Resolution

Document 128 UN Resolution

5. Using at least 8 points from the above documents, what pressures did the United Nations place on South Africa? See the documents suggested above

Internal Campaigns against Apartheid

http://www.anc.org.za/un/womenrole.html

6. What role did women play in the campaign against apartheid? Pay special attention to the conclusion.

http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/unity.html#ch8

7. What methods did the ANC employ to resist and eventually dismantle the apartheid state?

Timeline

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/s_africa/timeline.htm

Trace the historic events that led to the collapse of the apartheid state in South Africa from 1989 to 1999.

Extra Credit

http://www.sacp.org.za/docs/history/nm900729.html

Why might this speech have caused concern among western governments?

What point is Nelson Mandela trying to make?

Do you agree with his message? If so, why? If not, why?