Part 1 – The System of Aparthied

• Afrikaners felt disempowered by Africans in the workforce
• The ideology of apartheid was that different races in South Africa needed to be separated for their own benefit
• Scientific racism: Afrikaners thought it was impossible for different cultures to live as one

• National Government under Prime Minister D.
Malan decided to set up 7 reserves for
Africans, known as Bantus.
• Factories constructed on the borders
• The purpose was to keep the blacks and whites separate
• 80% of South Africa’s land was set aside for whites

• Influx control laws limited number of passes for Africans to move freely, due to fear over
‘black peril’.

• In 1960, the rest of the world are moving toward desegregation, South Africa are becoming more controlled
• 1961 – “Unite to Keep South Africa White – A
Republic Now” – South Africa became a
Republic
• The economy boomed due to mining and minerals and their use of cheap black labour

• Afrikaners became much wealthier that
English speaking South Africans and blacks
• Most white people supported apartheid
• South African society began to urbanise – black community areas were bulldozed, in response to fear over black revolt after the
Sharpeville Massacre
• Facilities and services in black townships were inferior

• Essay response: Compose as a group:
1. Explain the system of apartheid
2. Explain the ideology: scientific racism and fear
3. Explain the context: political, economic and social prosperity of white South Africans