soweto uprising

• what was the difference in funding for black and white schools?

  R42 : R664

  black : white
• what factors led to the soweto uprising?

  introduction of africans medium decree

  school overcrowding

  influence of black consciousness
• what was the africans medum decree?

  law introduced by Botha (not prime minister atp) that stated that half the lessons in african school would be taught in afrikaans
• why was the african medium decree resented by african students?

  most african people could not speak afrikaans

  they believed it to be the language of the oppressors
• what organisation led the soweto uprising?

  south african students movement (SASM)
• when was the soweto uprising?

  1976
• what were the events of the soweto uprising?

  protests against african medium decree

  creation of the soweto student representative council

  thousands joined protest marches

  security forces used tear gas and guns to disperse the protest

  20 died
• how many protests followed the soweto uprising?

  80
• what was the effects of the soweto uprising?

  government never really gained control over soweto again