​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.
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1. What does the word "apartheid" mean?
2. When did apartheid become an official government policy in South Africa?
3. What was the purpose of Apartheid?
4. What was the National Party?
5. Describe one of the laws of apartheid.
6. Does apartheid still exist today?
7. Who was Nelson Mandela?
8. What were Mandela’s significant accomplishments?
9. Who did the term non-European refer to?
10. What were the two schools of thought in South Africa in regard to the policy affecting the non-European community?
11. Johannesburg was founded in 1886 for what reason?
12. List five important facts about Johannesburg.
13. Who were the Afrikaners?
14. Who were the Bantu?
15. Who were the Zulu?
16. What were the pass laws?
17. Describe the history of mining in South Africa.
18. What was Sophiatown and where was it located?
19. What was the purpose of forced removals?
20. Watch one of the videos and write the title and a one-paragraph summary.