ANTHR150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Consolidated Laws Of New York, Tutsi, The World Academy Of Sciences
23 Jun 2014
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South africa was in the 17th century by the dutch and the british as a stopover on the route to india. The expansion od the trade with india brought more settlers and resulted in the conflicts with native groups over land. After the discovery of important mines, the british and dutch fought for control. After they get there independence, the two groups shared the power. 1910: the stablishment of the demosractic state, where only the whites could vote. 1913: 87% land goes to white, and 13% to black. 1948: following the election of the afrikaner national party, the apartheid ( complete segregation for whites and black) was instituted to consolidate white domination and the socio-economic control( state, consolidated laws were created to officially discriminate called apartheid) Blacks had to be registered and carry passports to track their movement with the country( to track rebillion)
