Apartheid Research Project

Worksheet Description

Apartheid was a South African system of segregation based on race and skin color. Apartheid made it illegal for white and black people to live or work together. Although the majority of the South African population was black, according to Apartheid, the white minority were in charge of the country and its laws.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Choose one of these topics to research.

The Sharpsville Massacre

The Soweto Uprising

The Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela

International Pressures Placed on South Africa