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The living conditions for the native Africans during the time of apartheid were very terrible. The Afrikaner government of the time had made it so that black people could not own any land in 87% of South Africa due to the Group Areas Act enforced in 1950. The black people were only aloud in 13% of their own land even though they vastly outnumbered the white people in population and the 13% of the country that they were aloud to own which were called the reserves had unfertile soil and no real residential construction. The Africans were forced to make their homes out of corrugated iron, scrap wood and pretty much what ever they could find and the cost of the land was very expensive and unfortunately not much has changed since the abolition of apartheid.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe living conditions of the white people in South Africa under apartheid were comparable to the living standards of most Western nations at the same time, i.e., access to good government schools, hospitals, and policing. Utilities such as water, electricity and refuse removal were reliable. The media were tightly controlled by the Apartheid government, so reporting on world affairs was censored and heavily biased toward the government. White South Africans were also not allowed to travel to many countries, and were also not allowed to take significant amounts of money out of the country. White people in South Africa also lived on the cheap labor of the black people that were their neighbors. many of the white south Africans were of the opinion that this was unfair. and agreed with the black Africans insistence on a fairer deal. This lead to a situation where people never felt secure and relied on armed force to protect their way of life.
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∙ 13y agothe working conditions were very poor and you got very little pay
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∙ 14y agoThey were the ones who created apartheid, so they were treated fine. Do you understand the full meaning of apartheid?
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∙ 13y agoThey looked down upon them. They supported the Apartheid.
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What year did apartheid begin and end?
In 1892 the Homer v. Plessy case in the USA established aparteid for black and white people across the former slave states.
What effect did the world have upon Apartheid and South Africa?
For more than 40 years, people inside and outside South Africa protested against the practice of apartheid. Many Black Africans, including Nelson Mandela, were jailed for there opposition to it. The United Nations declared apartheid "A crime against humanity". Many countries cut off trade with South Africa.
What was the effect of Jim crows laws?
they segregated blacks and whites.
How the did whites treat the blacks?
They looked down upon them. They supported the Apartheid.
What were problems nelson Mandela faced during apartheid?
he faced the oroblem of unity between people.
What did the British have to gain by ruling South Africa during apartheid?
SA was not ruled by the British during the apartheid era. The country was independent for a number of years during the time.
What did Black children learn during the apartheid?
They were taught all the education known by their parents. the education needed for daily lives. ONLY the whites were allowed for education and NOT the blacks. they werent allowed basic rights such as education. Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid when he was a lawyer and was sent to jail for 27 years! he fought against apartheid for more than 55 years! finally he gave up his job as a lawyer to become a president to enjoy the freedom he had fought so hard.
Problems between blacks and whites in some parts of Africa stemmed from what policy?
Apartheid, i.e. racial segregation enforced for about 50 years up until 1994.
What time was apartheid?
In 1948 the National Party, which was the ruling party of South Africa at the time enacted laws which prevented marriage between non whites and whites, and white only jobs among others.http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html**Note**Although this can be taken as the start year for apartheid, one must take into consideration that apartheid was institutional racism, therefore one has to look at the years in which these laws were passed.
Why was Nelson Mandela awarded honorary citizenship?
Nelson Mandela played a big roll in ending apartheid. Apartheid is a system of racial segregation such as a doctor's office that only whites can go to and blacks were forced to go to a blacks doctor's office. He said in his speech after being released from 27 years in prison (he was put there for being against apartheid) that he would die for his cause (stopping apartheid). After stopping apartheid he became president of South Africa.
What was Nelson Mandela's contribution to history?
Nelson Mandela is revered for 2 reason's: his opposition and eventual defeat of the apartheid regime and his creation of the first multi-national democratic government. He was born into a country where whites ruled and 'coloureds' were segregated and this had existed for almost 300 hundred years and he was able to defeat this. After being elected in the first ever democratic elections he created a 'new' south Africa where whites and 'coloureds' were treated economically and politically equal
What year did apartheid begin and end?
In 1892 the Homer v. Plessy case in the USA established aparteid for black and white people across the former slave states.
President of south Africa served 23 years in prison for standing up against racial oppression in south africawhat is his name?
Nelson Mandela was the president of republic of south Africa about three decades , he was born in 1918 ,he and the African National Congress fought against the system of apartheid. His many years in prison ,during the struggle against apartheid ,made him the symbol of the movement . In first free and fair election s in south Africa ,in which non whites were allowed to vote,he was elected as the president and a 'new' south Africa was born.He held the post from 1994-1999
What did Nelson Mandela do that helped others?
Nelson Mandela fought for black people rights during apartheid and spent 27 years of his life in prison. F.W. de Klerk released him from prison when he unbanned the ANC. Nelson Mandela also became the first black president in South Africa. Like the same thing in the US- Obama first black president of the United States. Mandela also wanted whites to be treated equally, too. Nelson Mandela Quote- "For to be free is not merely to cast off ones chains, but to live in a way of respects and enhance the freedom of others."
What effect did the world have upon Apartheid and South Africa?
For more than 40 years, people inside and outside South Africa protested against the practice of apartheid. Many Black Africans, including Nelson Mandela, were jailed for there opposition to it. The United Nations declared apartheid "A crime against humanity". Many countries cut off trade with South Africa.
What was the effect of Jim crows laws?
they segregated blacks and whites.
How did the inkatha freedom party end apartheid?
De klerk ended apartheid by lifting the ban on the ANC and releasing Mandela from his 20 years of imprisonment
