Subtopic 3: Unit 1 & 2 - Shifting Balance of Power and Map of South Africa 1913 vs 1860

Revision Quiz

1. What was the main turning point in South African history that changed it from an agricultural to an industrial society?

Anglo-Zulu War Formation of the Union Mineral Revolution The Land Act

2. What was Britain's main reason for going to war with the Boer republics?

To end slavery To gain control of the goldfields To protect indigenous people To spread Christianity

3. What was the outcome of the South African (Anglo-Boer) War of 1899–1902?

The Boers won and kept their land A peace treaty split the land equally Britain won and took control of South Africa The war ended in a stalemate

4. What method did the African Political Organisation (APO) use to oppose voting discrimination?

Armed struggle Strikes Violent protests Non-violent protests and appeals to Britain

5. Who led the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) formed in 1903?

Louis Botha John Dube Dr Abdurahman Mahatma Gandhi

6. What was one of the main reasons for the Bambatha Rebellion in 1906?

Increase in school fees Introduction of mining taxes The poll tax and loss of land Protest against British language laws

7. What happened to Bambatha and his rebellion?

He signed a peace treaty He became a member of parliament The rebellion was crushed and he was killed He was exiled to India

8. What was significant about the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910?

All races gained equal rights It was led by black South Africans It united the Cape, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State under white rule Women got the right to vote

9. What was the original name of the ANC (African National Congress)?

Native Rights Party African Political Organisation South African Native National Congress (SANNC) People's Liberation Movement

10. What was the goal of the SANNC's 1914 delegation to England?

To gain British citizenship To support the Land Act To protest the 1913 Land Act To ask for weapons

11. What were the outcomes of Gandhi’s Satyagraha Campaign (1913–1914)?

All anti-Indian laws were abolished Only Hindu marriages were recognised Indians could move freely in the Transvaal and the £3 tax was removed Gandhi was imprisoned permanently

12. What percentage of the land was allocated to black South Africans under the 1913 Land Act?

50% 70% 13% 30%

13. By 1860, who still controlled much of the land in South Africa?

British colonies Independent African kingdoms The Union government The Indian Congress

14. What was the major change by 1913 compared to 1860?

Britain lost control of most land The Boers controlled most land African kingdoms and the Boers were defeated; land was under white control South Africa became a democratic republic