Apartheid (1948- 1994)
Apartheid means “the state of being apart” in Afrikaans. It started in 1948 when the Afrikaner government made a program called apartheid. The program basically gave the Afrikaners (people whose ancestors were European settlers in South Africa) superiority over the black population. They did that by separating people into groups, white people and nonwhite people. People were separated with buses, beaches, toilets, public areas and even residential areas. Their right to vote and citizenship was taken away. White people also received better health care and education than nonwhites.
Post-Apartheid
The year 1994 marked the end of Apartheid when Nelson Mandela cast his vote for the first time as Nonwhite people could now vote. Nelson Mandela was also elected president with a 62% victory when he ran against two other candidates. And with Nelson Mandela as president he would make sure that there would be equality for all races in South Africa. But the Apartheid never really did die down, in fact, as you are reading this there is probably some form of inequality in South Africa going on. For example things like poverty, unemployment, income inequality, life expectancy and land ownership has worsened since Apartheid ended.
2010 FIFA World Cup
In the year of 2010 South Africa hosted the FIFA world cup. This event meant a lot for the nation because of their love of sports and football being the most popular sport in the country. This event also made the world curious to know more about the story and culture of South Africa. The world cup also attracted a lot of tourists.The bid to host the world cup that year was only open to African nations only. South Africa won the bid against Egypt and Morocco thus becoming the first African nation to host the World cup. South Africa built 10 stadiums each in different locations for the FIFA world cup. The winner that year was Spain who won against the Netherlands with a score of 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Andrés Iniesta.
South Africa in World War Two
When world war two broke out South Africa had a dilemma, they had to choose which side they were on. The people were divided, would they fight in the war at all? If they did which side would they choose? South Africa at the time was considered as a British territory so they were obligated to fight against Germany. But the Prime minister (J.B.M. Hertzog) was the leader of the pro-Afrikaner and anti-British government party. Many of the Afrikaners were from German descent and supported the idea of fighting in the side of the Axis. A hot debate broke out in South Africa especially in the parliament of. The prime minister proposed that they should be neutral in the war. The United Party refused the proposal and kicked J.B.M. Hertzog out of office. He was replaced by Smuts and he declared war against the Axis and immediately started fortifying the coast of South Africa to defend against any German sea invasion that might happen. Because of the strategic importance of South Africa’s control of the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope. South Africa contributed troops and materials for the North African campaign and the Italian Campaign. They also let Allied ships dock at crucial ports in South Africa.
Movement of people
During Apartheid between 1960 and 1983, 3.5 million non-white people were removed from their homes and forced into a different area. This was the largest mass removal in history. This was done so that the whites with their population being just 4.5 million received 87% of the land. While non-whites their population being 19 million (almost 15 million more than Whites) only received 13% of the land.
HIV health crisis
South Africa is in the middle of a major health crisis to do with HIV. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that reduces the power of your immune system. When we catch a virus our bodies will not be able to fight it off and it may kill us. South Africa is the number one country in the world for deaths from HIV with one thousand deaths per day.
It started in 1983 with two patients and then it became an epidemic. In 2010 280,000 South Africans died because of HIV. Now 1000 people a day die because of HIV in South Africa The Government has been has been criticized for not dealing with the problem effectively.
Apartheid means “the state of being apart” in Afrikaans. It started in 1948 when the Afrikaner government made a program called apartheid. The program basically gave the Afrikaners (people whose ancestors were European settlers in South Africa) superiority over the black population. They did that by separating people into groups, white people and nonwhite people. People were separated with buses, beaches, toilets, public areas and even residential areas. Their right to vote and citizenship was taken away. White people also received better health care and education than nonwhites.
Post-Apartheid
The year 1994 marked the end of Apartheid when Nelson Mandela cast his vote for the first time as Nonwhite people could now vote. Nelson Mandela was also elected president with a 62% victory when he ran against two other candidates. And with Nelson Mandela as president he would make sure that there would be equality for all races in South Africa. But the Apartheid never really did die down, in fact, as you are reading this there is probably some form of inequality in South Africa going on. For example things like poverty, unemployment, income inequality, life expectancy and land ownership has worsened since Apartheid ended.
2010 FIFA World Cup
In the year of 2010 South Africa hosted the FIFA world cup. This event meant a lot for the nation because of their love of sports and football being the most popular sport in the country. This event also made the world curious to know more about the story and culture of South Africa. The world cup also attracted a lot of tourists.The bid to host the world cup that year was only open to African nations only. South Africa won the bid against Egypt and Morocco thus becoming the first African nation to host the World cup. South Africa built 10 stadiums each in different locations for the FIFA world cup. The winner that year was Spain who won against the Netherlands with a score of 1-0. The winning goal was scored by Andrés Iniesta.
South Africa in World War Two
When world war two broke out South Africa had a dilemma, they had to choose which side they were on. The people were divided, would they fight in the war at all? If they did which side would they choose? South Africa at the time was considered as a British territory so they were obligated to fight against Germany. But the Prime minister (J.B.M. Hertzog) was the leader of the pro-Afrikaner and anti-British government party. Many of the Afrikaners were from German descent and supported the idea of fighting in the side of the Axis. A hot debate broke out in South Africa especially in the parliament of. The prime minister proposed that they should be neutral in the war. The United Party refused the proposal and kicked J.B.M. Hertzog out of office. He was replaced by Smuts and he declared war against the Axis and immediately started fortifying the coast of South Africa to defend against any German sea invasion that might happen. Because of the strategic importance of South Africa’s control of the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope. South Africa contributed troops and materials for the North African campaign and the Italian Campaign. They also let Allied ships dock at crucial ports in South Africa.
Movement of people
During Apartheid between 1960 and 1983, 3.5 million non-white people were removed from their homes and forced into a different area. This was the largest mass removal in history. This was done so that the whites with their population being just 4.5 million received 87% of the land. While non-whites their population being 19 million (almost 15 million more than Whites) only received 13% of the land.
HIV health crisis
South Africa is in the middle of a major health crisis to do with HIV. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that reduces the power of your immune system. When we catch a virus our bodies will not be able to fight it off and it may kill us. South Africa is the number one country in the world for deaths from HIV with one thousand deaths per day.
It started in 1983 with two patients and then it became an epidemic. In 2010 280,000 South Africans died because of HIV. Now 1000 people a day die because of HIV in South Africa The Government has been has been criticized for not dealing with the problem effectively.
Timeline
1914 1931 1939 1948 1964 1983
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South Africa Declares war the beginning of Nelson Mandela HIV
gains independence on the Axis Apartheid imprisoned epidemic
1990 1994 2010 2013
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Mandela is released End of apartheid FIFA World cup Death of Nelson Mandela
from prison
1914 1931 1939 1948 1964 1983
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South Africa Declares war the beginning of Nelson Mandela HIV
gains independence on the Axis Apartheid imprisoned epidemic
1990 1994 2010 2013
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Mandela is released End of apartheid FIFA World cup Death of Nelson Mandela
from prison