Umkhonto we Sizwe

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.

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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. When was Umkhonto we Sizwe built?December 16, 1961
2. What is the founding members?Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, and others
3. What is the primary strategy?Sabotage of government infrastructure and later guerrilla warfare
4. What does "Umkhonto we Sizwe" mean?It means "Spear of the Nation".
5. When was Umkhonto we Sizwe created?It was established on December 16, 1961.

Armed Wing: The military branch or component of a larger political or revolutionary organization.
Guerrilla Warfare: A form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants engage in military operations.
Rivonia Trial: A court case in which several ANC leaders, including Nelson Mandela, were tried for sabotage and other charges.
Apartheid: A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.