Grade 11: Term 3 Topic: Nationalisms- South Africa, The Middle East and Africa

1. CASE STUDY: SOUTH AFRICA-
THE RISE OF AFRIKANER
NATIONALISM
GRADE 11: TERM
TOPIC 4 : NATIONALISMS: SOUTH AFRICA, THE MIDDLE
EAST AND AFRICA
SUBTOPIC: THE RISE OF AFRIKANER NATIONALISM
Created by : A.Z. Makondo

2. WHAT IS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CONCEPT OF
“NATIONALISM”??
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3. An idea or movement that people of a shared..
 Religion
History
Culture
Geographical, sovereign state
..Can gain and maintain the nation’s sovereignty and govern themselves as a
nation of common origins.
It is built on the idea that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state
surpasses other individuals or group interests
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4. Afrikaner nationalism also known as “Volkseenheid” is a political
ideology that was born in the late 19th century before the 2nd Anglo-
Boer war.
 The nationalist movement was influenced by the British request to
expand into the interior of Southern Africa, thus arousing a strong
nationalist feeling in the Borer States.
The term “Afrikaner” was used to describe white people that only
spoke the Afrikaans language, which separated them from English
speakers and Africans.
In the 20th century, the National Party created a form of exclusive
ethnic nationalism to protect the Afrikaner 'people' or Volk.
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5. Afrikaners has strong anti-British
sentiments because of the effects of the
second Anglo-Boer War.
The idea of nationalism amongst white
Afrikaner people was influenced by
what they had witnessed the pain and
suffering of their women and children
in the British concentration camps
This ultimately gave rise to a narrow
Afrikaner nationalism (An Afrikaner
group of people that wanted nothing to
do with other groups)
And a moderate nationalism (open to
collaborate with others)
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6. A Narrow Afrikaner Nationalism A Moderate Nationalism
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formed by: D.F. Malan
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formed by: Jan Smuts
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In 1934, DF Malan split with 19 Afrikaner MPs as the narrow nationalists to
form the Purified National Party
emphasised unity of all Afrikaans speaking white people, Volk, against
‘foreign’ elements – blacks, Jews, English-speaking South Africans
In 1948 the Purified National Party (PNP) came into power as the
government, and won elections until 1994
They aimed to create:
 quality education for Afrikaners
 Better paying jobs created to suit the skill set of the ‘volk
 Eradicating the legacy of “poor whites” created by the
 great depression

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9.  The aim of the Afrikaans language movement was to create a single cultural and
national identity
 The purpose of the movement was to unite all Afrikaners
 The first Afrikaner language movement was established in 1875.
It was an establishment of Die Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (GRA)
It aimed to created the Afrikaans language for white Afrikaner people that would
be distinguishable from the Dutch
 By the end of the 19th century the movement collapsed
 The second Afrikaner language movement began after the Boer War and lasted
from 1900-1930
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10.  The Afrikaner Broederbond
was a secret society that
consisted of white male
Afrikaners
 It aimed to promote and
spread nationalism further
into South Africa
 It also aimed to gain control
over the South African
government at the time
 One of their primary goals
was to build united Afrikaner
Volk based on conservative,
puritanical religion
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The Afrikaner Broederbond
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2021).
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 University of Johannesburg. (2018). The Afrikaner Nationalsim :The birth of
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