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The History Cat: Apartheid in South Africa HandoutThe History Cat: Apartheid in South Africa Handout
Publisher
The History Cat
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
1230L
Handout

The History Cat: Apartheid in South Africa

Curated by ACT

Learn how apartheid came to be official policy in South Africa. Under apartheid, South Africans were divided into four racial groups: Whites, Asians, Coloreds, and Blacks. Discover what life was like for black South Africans and how Nelson Mandela worked to end apartheid.

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Concepts

nelson mandela, apartheid

Additional Tags

life under apartheid, african national congress, afrikaners, f.w. de klerk, homeland act of 1951, soweto, life on the bantustan

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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