Question

Select the statement(s) that is/are true about the racist policies and acts passed by the Afrikaners or Boers in Africa during early 20th century.

• A. The Act of 1913 did not allow the blacks to acquire land in most parts of the country.
• B. The Act of 1923 confined the native residents to certain parts of towns.
• C. The Act of 1924 gave back the black people their right to work.
• D. Prohibition of Mixed Marriage Act of 1949 forbade the marriage between white and non-white people.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A The Act of 1913 did not allow the blacks to acquire land in most parts of the country.
B The Act of 1923 confined the native residents to certain parts of towns.
D Prohibition of Mixed Marriage Act of 1949 forbade the marriage between white and non-white people.

Their was systemic racism in Africa. The racist policies and acts passed by the Afrikaners or Boers made the lives of blacks and the minority Indians miserable.

• The Act of 1913 segregated black and white farmers. This act did not allow the blacks to acquire land in most parts of the country.
• The Act of 1923 confined the native residents to certain parts of towns.
• The Act of 1924 took away the black people’s right to work and banned them from joining trade unions.
• Population Registration Act of 1950 divided the people in South Africa into four racial categories - black, white, coloured and asian.
• Prohibition of Mixed Marriage Act of 1949 forbade the marriage between white and non-white people.