2F.2.2 Radicalisation of resistance and the consolidation of National Party power Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 6

The 20 questions

1. What were demonstrators protesting against at Sharpeville in March 1960?

   • Tax increases
   • Bantu education
   • Trade bans
   • Pass laws

2. Where did British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan deliver his 1960 'Wind of Change' speech?

   • Johannesburg
   • Cape Town
   • London
   • Pretoria

3. Which legal status did the government declare in response to the 1960 Sharpeville massacre?

   • State of emergency
   • Martial law
   • General amnesty
   • National referendum

4. Which international organisation did South Africa withdraw from in 1961?

   • The Commonwealth
   • The United Nations
   • The African Union
   • The World Bank

5. What constitutional change occurred in South Africa in May 1961?

   • Adopting federalism
   • Abolishing parliament
   • Ending white rule
   • Becoming a republic

6. Which armed organisation was formed by the ANC in 1961?

   • The Pan-Africanist Army
   • The Ossewabrandwag
   • The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
   • Umkhonto we Sizwe

7. Which trial of 1963–64 led to life imprisonment for Nelson Mandela?

   • The Rivonia Trial
   • The Treason Trial
   • The Soweto Trial
   • The Sharpeville Trial

8. Which armed group was linked to the PAC in the 1960s?

   • Poqo
   • The Black Panthers
   • Inkatha
   • The Boer Commandos

9. Which territory type was created to promote 'separate development' for black South Africans?

   • Crown colonies
   • Bantustans
   • Provincial councils
   • Township reserves

10. Which factor primarily aided South Africa's economic boom during the 1960s?

    • Foreign investment
    • Declining gold prices
    • Agricultural failure
    • Trade boycotts

11. What major strategy shift occurred among anti-apartheid groups after their 1960 banning?

    • Group disbandment
    • Armed struggle
    • Passive resistance
    • Parliamentary campaigning

12. Which armed wing was established by the ANC in 1961 following the Sharpeville massacre?

    • Azanian Liberation Army
    • African Resistance Movement
    • Poqo
    • Umkhonto we Sizwe

13. Which South African Prime Minister and architect of grand apartheid was assassinated in 1966?

    • Hendrik Verwoerd
    • DF Malan
    • BJ Vorster
    • JG Strijdom

14. Which Afrikaner leader succeeded Verwoerd as prime minister in 1966?

    • F. W. de Klerk
    • Jan Smuts
    • B. J. Vorster
    • P. W. Botha

15. At which 1963–64 trial was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment?

    • Treason Trial
    • Sharpeville Trial
    • Soweto Trial
    • Rivonia Trial

16. What popular name was given to the 1962 General Law Amendment Act expanding state power?

    • Terrorism Act
    • Sabotage Act
    • Pass Act
    • Banning Act

17. Which African nation served as the primary external headquarters for the exiled ANC?

    • Kenya
    • Ghana
    • Zambia
    • Nigeria

18. In which year was the Republic of South Africa formally declared following a white referendum?

    • 1963
    • 1961
    • 1960
    • 1966

19. Who was permitted to vote in the October 1960 South African republic referendum?

    • Property owners
    • All citizens
    • Taxpaying adults
    • White voters only

20. What duration could political suspects be legally detained without trial under 1963 legislation?

    • 90 days
    • 180 days
    • 14 days
    • 30 days

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