what was the usual fine for pass offences in 1960's?
£5-8 or 5-8 weeks imprisonment
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what was the aim of protestors at Sharpeville?
to offer themselves for arrest and make the implementation of pass laws inoperable
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3 major factors that politicised sharpeville community
1958 10,000 arrived due to group areas act which increased rent, favoured by migrant workers which meant pass raids increased and PAC branch founded 1959
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what happened 20th march 1960?
youths stabbed a policeman, police responded with force killing 2 protestors
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when did the UN pass resolution 134?
1st april 1960
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what was declared on the 30th march?
state of emergency
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when was the unlawful organisations act passed
8th april 1960
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what percentage of white vote did the NP gain in the 1958 election?
55% giving them 66% parliamentary seats
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when was tv introduced to south africa?
1976
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who visited south africa in february 1960?
Harold Macmillian
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when and what was the suez crisis?
1956 british and french troops sent in to protect interests but pursuaded to withdraw
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what percentage of whites voted for a republic in october 1960?
52%
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when did SA become a republic?
31st may 1961
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when and where was the AAM founded?
London 1960
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what resolution did the UN pass 1962
voluntary ban on imports and exports to and from SA
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What year did the UN pass the resolution for an arms embargo?
1963
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when were the ANC aqcuitted from the treason trial?
1961
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when did the ANC explicitly decide on armed struggle?
june 1961
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what was MK?
indepedent military wing led by mandela and slovo
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when was MK's first major sabotage?
16th decemeber 1961 on Dingaan's Day
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what did PAC form in 1961
Poqo
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give 2 examples of poqo campaigns
paarl march 1962 and mbashe bridge killings
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how many men were executed after political trials 1960's?
62 poqo, 23 mpondoland rebels, 9 cato manor and 7 ANC and MK
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what trial took place 1963-64
riviona trial
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what were they accused of?
recruitig fighters, soliciting money from foreign states, communist links, sabotage
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with mandela in prison who led MK?
Joe Modise
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what newspapers supported the AAM
Guardian and the observer
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who is E.S.Reddy
indian, became first secretary of the special committee against apartheid
31 of 48
when was SA excluded from football
1963
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when was a british cricket tour of SA planned for?
1968
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when was verwoerd murdered and who was he succeded by
1966, replaced by Vorster
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how did employment in manafacturing change from 1951-75?
doubled from 855,000 to 1.6million
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how did the number of africans doing white collar work change?
rose from 75,000 to 420,000
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what was the natives building workers act 1951
enabled municipalities to use african workers on african houses
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how did per capita income change for africans in the 60's?
increased 23%
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over a decade how much did the african population in cities rise by?
rose from 1.5million to over 6milion
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how did white income change?
rose 50%, averaging 12 times that of blacks
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what were stokvels?
saving clubs
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who published 'an african bourgeoisie' and in what year?
Leo Kuper 1965
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how many out of 3000 girls passed the matric?
342
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when was the first self-governing homeland?
umata in decemeber 1963
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when was the organisation of african unity formed and what was it
formed in 1963, groups of african states reluctuant to deal with SA
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What did the terroism act of 1967 allow?
detain suspects indefinitely
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when were the new police headquaters opened and who were they named after?
opened 1968 and named after John Vorster
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how many died there altogether?
8
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
69 killed and 187 injured
Back
how many were killed and injured at sharpeville
Card 3
Front
1959
Back
Card 4
Front
£5-8 or 5-8 weeks imprisonment
Back
Card 5
Front
to offer themselves for arrest and make the implementation of pass laws inoperable
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