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Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 7
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, South Africa, Africa History, Segregation, Civil Rights
Lesson Description: In this lesson, Students will be introduced to Nelson Mandela, a social activist in South Africa during the time of Apartheid. Students will learn the definition of Apartheid and give examples of the laws that were passed during this period. Students will learn how Nelson Mandela and others like him influenced the people of South Africa to change. Learning Target: I can describe how Apartheid affected Black South Africans.

Other SS7H1 Analyze continuity and change in Africa. c. Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W.de Klerk.

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Video : Apartheid: The rise and fall of South Africa's 'apartness' laws

Instructions: Please watch the following video before starting the activities below. This is your chance to pause and rewind as many times as you need to as you while taking notes. Be able to identify the following: Apartheid, Examples of the treatment of Black South Africans, Examples of opposition by Black South Africans, Nelson Mandela, Sharpeville Massacre.

Description: A short video giving the history of Apartheid in South Africa and the Important people and events of this period in South African History.

Reading : Apartheid In Pictures

Instructions: Open the PowerPoint entitled Apartheid in Pictures. For each picture, describe what you see. Next describe your thoughts, comments and questions you have for each picture.

Apartheid in Pictures

Description: The PowerPoint is a presentation of 17 pictures of various events during Apartheid.

Resources : Apartheid and Nelson Mandela

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Biography and Timeline of Nelson Mandela
"The Nelson Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on memory, dialogue and legacy work, founded by Nelson Mandela in 1999. We are the custodian of his life and times; we are a committed facilitator of his living legacy; and we are mandated to promote his lifelong vision of freedom and equality for all."

The Apartheid Museum
The Apartheid Museum allows students to do a Virtual tour of it's exhibits giving more information on Apartheid in South Africa

Description: Resources for more information on Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Quiz : Apartheid and Nelson Mandela

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

Which statement does NOT correctly describe Nelson Mandela?

A) He was a civil rights leader who fought against the system of apartheid in South Africa.

B) He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his contributions toward ending racial injustice.

C) He supported using guerrilla tactics to force the British to grant South Africa its independence.

D) He won the 1994 South African presidential election and helped prevent the outbreak of civil war.

Question #2

What is an apartheid system, such as the one that existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1991?

A) a system of laws that enforces racial segregation and discrimination

B) a system of laws that enforces the equal distribution of wealth in a society

C) an economic system in which the government controls the means of production

D) an economic system in which private citizens determine how resources are used

Question #3

Why did Nelson Mandela join the African National Congress (ANC)?

A) because the ANC was the ruling party in South Africa at the time he joined

B) because the ANC wanted to end prejudicial government policies based on race

C) because the ANC provided funds for overseas education of prospective leaders

D) because the ANC leadership was corrupt and not working toward its stated goals

Question #4

How did the South African govement respond to Nelson Mandela's work to end apartheid?

A) The government adopted a series of democratic reforms.

B) The government sought military support from the Soviet Union.

C) The government imprisoned Mandela and banned his political party.

D) The government began a civil war when it cracked down on his supporters.

Question #5

During Apartheid, Black South Africans were in charge of the Govement.

A) True

B) False

Question #6

What was the global reaction to Apartheid?

Student Response

Question #7

What happened in 1994 in South Africa?

Student Response

Question #8

What led to Nelson Mandela's election in 1994?

A) The end of Apartheid

B) The Pan African movement

C) Civil War in South Africa

D) The Boer War

Description: 8 Question Quiz over Apartheid and Nelson Mandela

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Video : Apartheid: The rise and fall of South Africa's 'apartness' laws

Reading : Apartheid In Pictures

Resources : Apartheid and Nelson Mandela

Quiz : Apartheid and Nelson Mandela