Soweto Uprising

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/soweto-uprising

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of uprising?June 16, 1976
2. What is the location?Soweto, South Africa
3. What was the Soweto Uprising and why did students protest?It was a protest by South African students in 1976 against unfair school rules, especially the use of Afrikaans, to fight against apartheid.
4. Why did the government want students to learn in Afrikaans?The government wanted to make Black students learn in Afrikaans so they would stay in low jobs and not get better opportunities.

Bantu Education Act: South African legislation that established a separate and inferior education system for Black Africans under apartheid.
Apartheid: A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
Black Consciousness Movement: An anti-apartheid socio-political movement in South Africa that emphasized Black pride, self-reliance, and liberation.
Sanctions: Penalties or restrictions imposed by countries on another nation as a form of punishment or coercion.