3. Objectives
Students will be able to discuss
Apartheid.
Students will be able to discuss Nelson
Mandela.
Students will be able to define
townships and segregation.
Students will be able to discuss
Afrikaans.
4. Population
About ___________
million people live in
South Africa.
African ethnic groups
make up ________ of
South Africa’s
population.
The other 26% consist of
people from many
different descents such
as European, Asian, and
African.
5. Africans
Most Africans in South
Africa trace their ancestry
to the
_________________, who
were people that settled
throughout Africa between
the years 100 and 1000
and who had a spoken
language.
The largest ethnic groups
in South Africa today are
the ________________
and the _______________.
6. Europeans
In the 1600s, the
______________
became the first
Europeans to settle in
South Africa.
Over time, German and
French settlers joined
them.
Together, these groups
came to speak their
own language,
________________
7. Europeans II
The British settled in
South Africa in the
early 1800s.
By the end of the
century, diamonds
and gold drew many
British to South Africa.
War broke out
between the British
and the Afrikaners in
_____________ and
after three years, the
British won.
8. New Nations
In 1910, Afrikaner and
British territories united
into one country.
In ___________, the
United Kingdom granted
South Africa full
independence.
However, there was
extreme
_________________
issues in the country.
People of Non-European
backgrounds had no
rights at all.
9.
10. Do these signs look
familiar?
They should, they are exactly like the ones found in
the United States before the Civil Rights Movement.
11.
12. Segregation
For more than 40 years,
people protested the
________________, which is
the Afrikaans word for
“Apartness”
In 1991, the South African
government finally ended the
segregation.
In 1994, South Africa had its
first free election in which all
ethnic groups could vote.
____________________ was
elected president of the new,
equal South African Nation
21. This was Nelson Mandela in 2007
He passed away at 95 Years Old on December 5, 2013
22.
23. The People
______ of South
Africans live in urban
areas.
South Africa has five
large cities with more
than 500,000 people
Johannesburg
________________
Durban
Soweto
_________________
24. Living
Arrangements
Most European South
Africans live in
modern homes or
apartments.
All other ethnic groups
have much harder
lives.
Many live in crowded
_______________
which are small
neighboring outside
cities, that are usually
not in very good