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44 Cards in this Set
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"Boer" is a Dutch word for...
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FARMER
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The Boers created Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange Free State out of lands that had belonged to the...
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NATIVE AFRICANS
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A policy of rigid separation between blacks and whites is called...
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APARTHEID
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In 1959, the government set up homelands called__________ to segregate South Africa’s major black groups
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BANTUSTANS
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What was the southern tip of Africa named?
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
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What group made THE GREAT TREK in South Africa?
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THE BOERS
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The “Internal Security Act” was a law designed to do which of the following?
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PRESERVE APARTHEID
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What action did the South African Government take against Stephen Biko
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THEY BANNED HIM AND QUITE POSSIBLY KILLED HIM WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY
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Why was it possible for the British to defeat the Zulu warriors?
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SUPERIOR WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY
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South Africa is among the world's leaders in the mining of...
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GOLD AND DIAMONDS
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This brought about a final end to apartheid:
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THE 1994 UNIVERSAL ELECTIONS
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This country's sailors were the FIRST to sail around the Cape of Good Hope:
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PORTUGAL
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What was the GREAT TREK?
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A migration of Boers to the interior of the country to start a new life away from British rule
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Under Apartheid, while blacks numbered over 23 million, the number of whites were (In millions):
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4.7
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The movement to improve the lives of Africans
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PAN AFRICANISM
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The killing of a select group of people.
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GENOCIDE
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The spread of deserts because of slash-and-burn techniques to clear land is called
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DESERTIFICATION
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Countries that depend on a single crop have...
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LIMITED ECONOMIES
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Who were the victims of the Rwandan genocide?
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TUTSIS AND MODERATE HUTUS
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These two countries are in the horn of Africa
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SOMALIA AND ETHIOPIA
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Rwanda is located north of this country
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BURUNDI
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This nation is closest to Italy
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TUNISIA
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ALGERIA
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MALI
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LIBYA
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SOUTH SUDAN
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UGANDA
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MOZAMBIQUE
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CHAD
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ANGOLA
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NAMIBIA
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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RWANDA
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MALAWI
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GHANA
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CONGO
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NIGERIA
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TANZANIA
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KENYA
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MOROCCO
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ZIMBABWE
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ZAMBIA
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SUDAN
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MADAGASCAR
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