1. The Dutch East India Company- This company was formed in 1602. It was made to keep their trade with the Indies going, and also to help themselves become independent from Spain. This company gave the Dutch control over the seas from the Cape of Good Hope to the Strait of Magellan in southern South America. This helped the company to defeat the British navy and also the Portuguese navy as well. In 1619, the Dutch East India Company conquered the Indonesian island of Jakarta and the surrounding islands. The company was successful until the late 18th century, where the company became corrupt and went into debt. In 1799, the company was stopped by the Dutch government. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
2. Trek Boers- Trek Boers were white farmers that …show more content…
Coloured- This term was used for someone that was mixed. They were part white and part black. This term is pretty much an in-between category. There social status was in the middle. They were higher than blacks, but lower than whites. These “Coloured” people mainly spoke Afrikaans and English. They were the working class. They were mainly teachers and shop workers. They lived in the suburbs. There wasn’t much discrimination against “Coloured” people before apartheid. Unfortunately, apartheid gave them just as few rights as the blacks. This term and all its limitations were abolished in the 1990s. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
13. Mining Industry- When gold was found in Johannesburg, many people started migrating there the get some of the gold. Most of the people who worked in these mines were black people. The black migrant workers generally earned low pay compared to the few white miners. These black people saw that this was unfair, and started to protest. This resulted in apartheid starting and also black being sent back to their homeland. Anyways, mining is what made South Africa on of the richest countries in Africa. It is their biggest industry. (Encyclopedia …show more content…
Nelson Mandela- Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. In 1942, he joined the anti-apartheid African National Congress. HE was one of the leaders against apartheid. He started a peaceful campaign to stop racism and apartheid. When apartheid was abolished, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The next year, he became South Africa’s first black president. In 2009, he got his own national holiday in remembrance for what he did. He died in December in 2013. (www.biography.com)
16. F.W. de Klerk- F.W. de Klerk was born in 1936. He started politics in 1972 when he was elected into Parliament, become the leader in 1986. In 1989, he ran for president and won. In office, he passed a law that ended racial discrimination. In 1993, he and Mandela won the Noble Peace Prize. When Mandela became president in 1994, de Klerk was his first deputy. (www.biography.com)
17. Desmond Tutu- Desmond Tutu is mainly known for his embarrassing last name. (jk) Anyways, he was an archbishop that stood against apartheid and was a major factor for its removal. He was born in 1931. Throughout his live, he had gotten fed up with apartheid. He had to deal with it a lot in his childhood. He watched as segregation tuned into tight apartheid laws. He then went to some theological schools. In the 1970s, he became a major religious person in Johannesburg. He played a big part in show the ethical and spiritual problems with apartheid. He won the Nobel Prize in 1984.
2. Trek Boers- Trek Boers were white farmers that …show more content…
Coloured- This term was used for someone that was mixed. They were part white and part black. This term is pretty much an in-between category. There social status was in the middle. They were higher than blacks, but lower than whites. These “Coloured” people mainly spoke Afrikaans and English. They were the working class. They were mainly teachers and shop workers. They lived in the suburbs. There wasn’t much discrimination against “Coloured” people before apartheid. Unfortunately, apartheid gave them just as few rights as the blacks. This term and all its limitations were abolished in the 1990s. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
13. Mining Industry- When gold was found in Johannesburg, many people started migrating there the get some of the gold. Most of the people who worked in these mines were black people. The black migrant workers generally earned low pay compared to the few white miners. These black people saw that this was unfair, and started to protest. This resulted in apartheid starting and also black being sent back to their homeland. Anyways, mining is what made South Africa on of the richest countries in Africa. It is their biggest industry. (Encyclopedia …show more content…
Nelson Mandela- Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. In 1942, he joined the anti-apartheid African National Congress. HE was one of the leaders against apartheid. He started a peaceful campaign to stop racism and apartheid. When apartheid was abolished, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The next year, he became South Africa’s first black president. In 2009, he got his own national holiday in remembrance for what he did. He died in December in 2013. (www.biography.com)
16. F.W. de Klerk- F.W. de Klerk was born in 1936. He started politics in 1972 when he was elected into Parliament, become the leader in 1986. In 1989, he ran for president and won. In office, he passed a law that ended racial discrimination. In 1993, he and Mandela won the Noble Peace Prize. When Mandela became president in 1994, de Klerk was his first deputy. (www.biography.com)
17. Desmond Tutu- Desmond Tutu is mainly known for his embarrassing last name. (jk) Anyways, he was an archbishop that stood against apartheid and was a major factor for its removal. He was born in 1931. Throughout his live, he had gotten fed up with apartheid. He had to deal with it a lot in his childhood. He watched as segregation tuned into tight apartheid laws. He then went to some theological schools. In the 1970s, he became a major religious person in Johannesburg. He played a big part in show the ethical and spiritual problems with apartheid. He won the Nobel Prize in 1984.