soweto uprising

• what was the internation reaction towards the anc after soweto uprising

  sympathy towards the anc, and their militant tactics was their revulsion at the gov's tactics
• what was international reaction to the soweto uprising

  widespread condemnation of police brutality, through worldwide publicity
• when did polaroid withdraw from sa

  1977
• what was un resolution 392


  condemned the government and the response to the uprising
• who did the government say the riots were caused by

  outside agitators and trouble makers who stirred up students to rebel
• how many did the government commission estimate died during the soweto revolt

  575 died
• what was a consequence for soweto for the government

  they never really controlled soweto again
• who was the minister of justice

  jimmy kruger
• what did winnie mandela, and dr nthalto's association have the role of

  organised hugely politicised funerals
• what did winnie mandela, and dr nthatho motlana set up

  the black parents association
• when is the soweto students representatives committee set up

  august 1974
• which types of buildings were attacked on the 18th of june 1976

  official buildings, shops and liquor stores attacked in the alexandra township (johannesburg)
• how many students marched in sympathy regarding those killed in the uprising

  300 wits uni students, on the 17th june
• how mnany were killed over the first few days of the protest

  138 were killed
• how did the police respond to the students attacks

  police released dogs, and fired into the crowd
• what were the student's actions during soweto

  stones were hurled, and attacked gov buildings , killed 2 officals, and threw up barricades
• how many students participated in the soweto uprising

  2000 students, who were met by 50 police at orlando high school
• when does SASM announce a demonstration regarding the 1974 decree

  end of may
• what is sasm

  south african students movement
• what dioes andries treurnicht insist in 1976

  that half the lessons in african schools, including maths be taught in afrikaans
• what did the black consciousness movement led to

  pride in black culture and identity, and a complete rejection of afrikaans education
• what was the black consciousness movement

  A social and political movement inspired in part by the Black Power movement in the United States.
• what did steve biko found

  South African Student Organisation (saso)
• how did the government respond to the growing numbers of african students


  they cut the number of schooling years from 13 to 12, to cut the money spent
• what did the number of black africans in secondary school increase by from 1975 to 76


  from 178,959 to 389,066
• what did the economic boom of the 1960s demand for

  more skilled african workers, which resulted in more schools being built
• how much money would be needed to fund the classrooms

  130 million rand
• how many teachgers were estimated to be hired by the deputy minister for bantu education in may 1977

  970,000 which would cost 126 million rand
• by the 1970s, what was it clear that the purpose of school was for students


  to keep them in servitude, than offer advancement
• why were black school children becoming increasingly more frustrated

  due to the lack of educational opportunities available to them
• what shocked the students the most during the uprising

  black people were also police officers, so it meant that fathers could potentially shoot their own children under the control of the gov
• what was the reaction of many people who were involved in the uprising

  thousands forced into exile, and millions joined militant groups
• the uprising raided the political profile of which militant group


  mk/spear of a nation
• what happened to many who were arrested (both men and women)

  they were moved to isolation cells
• what happened to the women who were arrested at soweto

  they twisted their nipples
• what happened to the men who were arrested at soweto

  bricks were tied around their testicles, and forced them to pick it up
• what did soweto become during the next few days

  a battle field, and a symbol of apartheid
• what is the name of the bay photographed by sam mzima

  hector peterson (13-15 yrs old)
• what other weapon was used by the police, but blown away by the wind


  tear gas (blown to the police's side)
• how did the students respond when the police told them to disperse


  they sang the banned, anc, national anthem of sa