D. South Africa
 

1. The Imposition of Apartheid: 1948 HNP (or just NP) came to power, moved quickly to put in place its policy of apartheid, the mechanics of which we will look at in detail.  Here are the major laws that were put in place.
 

a. 1949 and 1950, Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act and Immorality Act

b. 1950 Group Areas Acts

c. 1953 Reservation of Separate Amenities Act

d. 1951 Bantu Authorities Act

e. 1956 all-white Parliament

f. 1950 Suppression of Communism Act

g. 1952 Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act

h. 1955 Section 10 of Natives Amendment Act

2. Black South African Resistance
 
 
 
 

3. Managing Population in South Africa

a. Origins of Population Management in the Segregation Era
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

b. PNP/HNP Justifications of New Population Management Practices
 
 
 
 
 

c. Four-fold response of the PNP government:

1. Rigidly Segregate Towns
 
 

2. Rigid Racialized Classification Scheme for Society
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3. The Dynamics of Population Management during the Apartheid Era

4. Separate Development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4. End of Apartheid

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Key Terms:
Pass Laws
Sharpeville Massacre (1960)
Native Reserves
Population Registration Act (1950)
Whites
Africans
Coloreds
Asians
Homelands
"Black" Spots
Separate Development
Soweto Uprising (1976)
Steve Biko
United States
Ronald Reagan
Nelson Mandela
Robin Island
 

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