CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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Question
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They changed laws and determined to do what was right.
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They responded with more restrictions and violent repression.
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They became more willing to listen once they realized they were wrong.
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They saw the difficulties the U.S. was having and decided to wait and see what would happen.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The government took the opportunity to declare a state of emergency in 1986 and detain thousands of its political opponents without trial. Secret bilateral negotiations to end apartheid commenced in 1987 as the National Party reacted to increased external pressure and the atmosphere of political unrest.
Detailed explanation-2: -South African Resistance In response, the government banned the ANC in 1960, and arrested the prominent ANC activist Nelson Mandela in August 1962. The banning of the ANC and the incarceration of its leaders forced many ANC members into exile.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the primary means for the international community to show its aversion to apartheid was to boycott South Africa in a variety of spheres of multinational life. Economic and military sanctions were among these, but cultural and sporting boycotts also found their way in.
Detailed explanation-4: -The anti-apartheid movement was a worldwide effort to end South Africa’s apartheid regime and its oppressive policies of racial segregation. The movement emerged after the National Party government in South Africa won the election of 1948 and enforced a system of racial segregation through legislation.