Apartheid WebQuest Directions: In order to establish background information for the novel Cry, the Beloved Country, you are going to use the websites listed on the MHS Media Center page (MHS/Media Center/Teamwork/Cry the Beloved Country Pathfinder) to search and find information about the history, people, places, and events that are an important part of this novel.
- What does the word "apartheid" mean?
- When did apartheid become an official government policy in South Africa?
- What was the purpose of Apartheid?
- What was the National Party?
- Describe one of the laws of apartheid.
- Does apartheid still exist today?
- Who was Nelson Mandela?
- What were Mandela’s significant accomplishments?
- Who did the term non-European refer to?
- What were the two schools of thought in South Africa in regard to the policy affecting the non-European community?
- Johannesburg was founded in 1886 for what reason?
- List five important facts about Johannesburg.
- Who were the Afrikaners?
- Who were the Bantu?
- Who were the Zulu?
- What were the pass laws?
- Describe the history of mining in South Africa.
- What was Sophiatown and where was it located?
- What was the purpose of forced removals?
- Watch one of the videos and write the title and a one-paragraph summary.
