Democratic states - challenges and responses
The 20th century witnessed the establishment, survival,
destruction and re-emergence of democratic states. Democratic systems faced
treats to their existence from internal and external sources. In some cases the
system coped successfully, in other cases the pressures proved difficult to
withstand. The performance of democratic states in relation to such pressures-
economic, political and social- form the basis for this topic.
Please use South Africa as a base for the following research:
1) Nature and structure of democratic (multiparty) states
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Constitutions (written and unwritten)
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Electoral systems, proportional representation, coalition
governments
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Role of political parties: role of an opposition
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Role of pressure (interest/lobby) groups
2) Economic and social policies
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Employment
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Gender
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Health, education
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Social welfare
3) Political, social and economic challenges
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Political extremism
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Ethnicity, religion, gender
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Movements for that attainment of civil rights
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Inequitable distribution of wealth/resources
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Ms.Noce
12/4/2014
Democratic States
Democracy has always been a form of Government which has struggled since its movement coming from India (The world’s first democratic country). The Survival of this form of government has been so great but it has been harsh too; against forms like fascism, communism, Nazism, totalitarianism and older forms like Monarchy, anarchy and even dictatorship has all gone against what the mission of Democracy. In order to understand what this form of government has faced we must look at countries that adapted this form of government and how they became used to the nature and structure, economic and social policies; and political, social and economic challenges. South Africa was one country world known for having a democratic base which had a stand against those who opposed; having many challenges but over coming and till today being democratic threw Nelson Mandela’s doing.
South Africa was dominated by white folks from Europe which had been there for centuries (since Africa was colonized by Europe) the voice in the courts were bigger for them then from the native south Africans. After Nelson Mandela was in prison and later liberated, the movement came to being that South Africa was going to become Democratic. This began to form the structure of the democratic multiparty and 13 parties where form; ANC (African national congress being the one having most seats in the congress. Like the nature of Democracy which ran from India, South Africa wanted to have equal rights for everyone; liberated from the apartheid this was done but of course there was opposition. The Constitution the was written composed of various laws that were in front and made decisions for the country in front of the parlament; those that were unwritten were more based on those that were because the constitution is the ultimate law, the law everyone must follow no matter what. The constitution open doors for freedom to vote which Electoral systems needed to approve no matter who it was; the country needed to have a voice and South Africa was given one. The proportional representation was all based on those who wanted their voice heard. Before this was implemented, we know that that Africans couldn’t have their voice heard but this was because they couldn’t. Those that didn’t choose to vote didn’t have an excuse since now they had the obligation to speak and choose what was best for the country; to their eyes at least. Countries that saw how strong the voice of south Africans was starting to become and that had already joined the movement to help south Africa (even when having difficulty with the economy) they wanted to be allies with South Africa and continue the long walk to freedom. The Government of Congo and Angola where countries that helped during the apartheid and saw interest in having governmental relations with south Africa’s democratic movement. The Role of political parties against the ANC’s democratic movement was horrendous. Violence was starting to take over the streets because they were not going to go down without a fight. Just like the time of the apartheid, there was great sober because many were being killed but not to the level of massacre. The African Parliament that was for the Apartheid made everything possible to win as much seats in the congress and when doing so, since having control was the ultimate idea; they did everything possible to stop the electoral systems from having the ANC rise which of course we know it was a fail. Groups behind the ANC saw this opportunity to “help the country” (interest groups) like the non-official back up movement; these were the people that would cause riots if the African voice was not heard. From constitutional purposes to groups that were (we could say) behind the scenes, the democratic movement in South Africa withstood a lot.
How I like to call them; the pro-apartheid movers, were still trying hard to seek ways to overthrow the democratic movement in the ANC but without them doing anything; there were economic and social policies promoted by the constitution that had benefits but also some downgrades on the society. Employment had a big growth in the country but since there were still people that were scared, not a lot moved into professional work but more into what is known as the agricultural movement. This movement was big at one point but was started to be taken over by the industrial movement. The industrialization of the country was starting to blossom and South Africa’s economy began to get good. Of course, there was a drop in the country in the early 1900’s which affected countries that supported and depended on them like Angola and Congo but since that drop they have been rebuilding themselves. Going back to the Democratic roots of India, Gender discrimination towards woman was huge deal since some went as far as being killed; this violent movement went all the way to South Africa. I’m guessing that since the structure of Democracy has “freedom” some men took advantage and began to block jobs for women and had discrimination inside an even more diverse society. In the 1994 election, women where finally given the right to work for health and educational movements including arts. Judy Seidman of the Medu Art Ensemble in 1981 said, “Now you have touched the women you have struck a rock; you have dislodged a bolder; you will be crushed.” Because of this amazing artist, women began to fight for their rights which were given to them in 1994 elections. Health and education were things that needed to be improved. Of course, education isn’t anything compared to the level other developed countries had but it was enough to make a change. Due to the low and poor systems of cleaning, a lot of poor people were sick because of lack of hygiene in their village or community. The CWSA is the South African department of social development and social welfare. The country (before Nelson Mandela) was not in existence because there wasn’t any development happening due to the country having to deal with the apartheid. Years now this has increased in success but at these times, there was difficulty and starting to have these programs run smoothly under the constitution and Mandela’s movement.
ReplyDeletePolitical, social and economic challenges where also part of the difficulty that South Africa had to pass threw in order to obtain freedom from this. Political extremism was very common in the era of Mandela. Extremism played a huge role over all because both the anti-apartheid and the pro-apartheid movement where using extremism. The Apartheid movers where locking up anyone who “opposed” the government which of course at the time was the ANC. The movement under Nelson Mandela was the one that was trying to portray a message to the people and they would do this by having federal buildings destroyed to bring forward attention. Of course that caused freedom in the long run but the political extremism of destroying federal buildings and having an apartheid were both extreme. The Apartheid had a huge role in having enthnicy be separated from society; that’s why it was created so that these ethnic and or poor Africans would be away. Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of Southern Africa had a big influence over religious views. Lots of Africans were converted into Christians from Ethnic religions and practices. Gender was not a problem in the economic challenges because from the Economic and social policies that gave freedom for women to be part of the movement; this was now a non-gender problem but more of a nations challenge. Challenges in the movements for attainment of civil rights were huge in South Africa. We know that the government was in a recess from making any movement towards the country because they were in a jam; this brought even more problems because people began to take advantage and those who were taken advantage of were upset; the protests began once more. Inequitable distribution of wealth and resources were under the manufacture of Cecil Rhodes. Although he bought the land of Kimberly for the Kimberly mines, that land was to be kept for ethnic region habitants, not mining. Although it was a land that had lots of diamonds and brought wealth to the country; Cecil Rhodes to advantage of this and began his movement of the Anglo-Saxon (non- black race) and was pro apartheid. Democracy is a form of government that gives everyone who is eligible rights; but did these who took advantage change what “eligible” means? This form of government still stands today like our very own amazing country, the United States of America but every country who today portrays and stands with democracy (like South Africa) had to pay a price threw these challenges.
ReplyDeleteWORK CITED:
• http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Category_ID=11
• http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/polparties.htm
• http://www.sahistory.org.za/20th-century-south-africa/south-africas-foreign-relations-during-apartheid-1948
• http://www.casasp.ox.ac.uk/
• https://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/chantelle-de-nobrega/south-africa-gender-equality-and-morality-as-citizenship
• http://www.dsd.gov.za/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu
William Reis
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Ms.Noce
12/4/2014
1) NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF DEMOCRATIC STATES:
South Africa was a country which desperately needed a new constitution, South Africa was not a democratic due to the strong segregation between the blacks and whites. South Africa was dominated by the white power. In 1983 a “tricameral constitution” was created which gave some rights for the coloured and Indians in South Africa but at the same time, they excluded the blacks. All of this changed between 1990 and 1994 where negotiations were made after years and years of fighting from the efforts put in by the black community to fight for their rights, it was ended when Nelson Mandela was released from jail. This was when a constitution was created. During the fighting for the end of Apartheid, many parties were created to put an end to this segregation and violations of rights, one example of a party is the ANC or the African National Congress. Their role was simple but hard to get it done. It was to end the Apartheid. Meanwhile there were other parties that tried their best to put an stop to the parties trying to end the apartheid. Pressure in the National party in South Africa by innumerable amount of protests made by the public fighting against the apartheid.
2) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES
South Africa entered an economy crisis in the the year of 1985 when banks overseas stopped giving loans to South Africa, this caused to South Africa slowly begin to isolate from the rest of the world. The employment in South Africa during the Apartheid was somewhat a disadvantages for the black community. Employment was based on migration, most of young black African mens had to travels far away from their homes to make a living in the cities, this was called “migrant labour” since there wasn't a lot of opportunities far away from cities. During the apartheid era, it remained all the same but with this being said, more blacks started migrating to the cities. After a high increase of blacks in the cities along with the whites, blacks were being strongly separated from the black. South Africa is not the worlds most healthiest country. In South Africa nearly 6 million people are contaminated by the HIV. During the Apartheid, the hospitals were out of control, the government often ignored it making the hospitals not so much of a hospital for the public and with this being said, the spreading of diseases were just spreading and spreading along South Africa. The apartheid caused negative effects on the education for the blacks during the apartheid era and even after the apartheid, because its hard to find a teacher who is willing to dedicate their lives to living in South Africa and teach there also the lack of resources for students are extremely bad. In the 1980 South African removed the racial barriers in many of benefits for the public, this was to ensure that the blacks would receive a better quality living.
3) POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
ReplyDeleteNow, Africa’s whole history was based on Political, Social and Economic challenges but how? because of the apartheid, the all white based government South Africa had. Apartheid is a very significant factor of the history of South Africa. Creating heroes like Nelson Mandela, states that bordered South Africa (Yes! they even supported the end of apartheid even if they were not a part of it, actually other countries in the world started anti apartheid movements to end the segregation) and many other activists. Apartheid was almost like the end of the world for the black community. Even if the black community had no power against the government, they still fought for their rights. They fought for their rights for many years with the help of parties like the African National Congress and other activists who put in a lot of effort to end this segregation movement. With the anti-apartheid movements, there were a lot of extremism involved in this thought. Extremism as in, violence during these acts, people actually dying. It all came to an end in 1914, with South Africa politically revolutionized, a new democratic state.
WORK CITED
"South Africa's Welfare Success Story II: Poverty-Reducing Social Grants."The Brookings Institution. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. .
"Education in South Africa: The Role of Apartheid and Discrimination."Education in South Africa: The Role of Apartheid and Discrimination. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. .
" The ." Journal of Global Health Political Systems and Health Inequity Connecting Apartheid Policies to the HIVAIDS Epidemic in South Africa Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. .
"Land, Labour and Apartheid | South African History Online." Land, Labour and Apartheid | South African History Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. .
Germairy Roman
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IB History 12
12/6/14
1) In April 1994, the first democratic election in South Africa's history was won by the ANC. The event was viewed internationally and was said to be peaceful and fair. A coalition government was formed by the ANC and both the National Party and Inkatha. The goal of the government was to turn South Africa into a working democracy. A constitution assembly was formed by the Parliament, who created a Bill of Rights. The violations of human rights during the apartheid era was investigated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, thanks to the Government of National Unity. In 1996, the Government of National Unity disbanded. After this happened, the ANC became popular and dominant during the 1999 election. Opposition parties in South Africa were South Africa were small in size. The Democratic Party became the official opposition, but was not as popular as the ANC. In the 1999 election, they won less than 10% of the vote while the ANC won nearly 67%. The ANC had many partners like the Tripartite Alliance for example, and many tensions arised between these groups. The reason for the tensions was because they were deciding what the direction for economic policies should be.
2.) In the 1994 elections, the Reconstructive and Development Programme(RDP) which was a part of the ANC, was chosen as the primary socio-economic programme. The aim of the socio-economic was to make South Africa's society more equal and strengthen the democracy. The RDP wanted to rebuild South Africa's economy after apartheid. The RDP's five major policies were: create a strong and balanced economy, develope human resource capacity for all South Africans, no racial or discrimination towards anyone when hiring, develope a successful economy in South Africa and democratise the state and society. The RPD created a welfare system in order to help the aged, disabled, children in need, foster parents and many others that were not able to meet their basic social requirements due to being too poor. The Programme was able to give free health care to pregnant women and small children, as well as give free meals for 3.5 to 5 million school children.
3.) Political, Social and economic challenges were mainly created by apartheid. The era of apartheid was super terrible because it was unfair and created many problems for South Africa. Some of the problems cause by apartheid were: gender discrimination, weak educational systems, poor health care systems and unemployment. The creation of organizations like the ANC and the leadership of Nelson Mandela helped change the injustice that was occurring in South Africa and got rid of apartheid.
Works Cited - http://books.google.com/books?id=-QOkC9NHVzsC&pg=PT170&lpg=PT170&dq=nature+and+structure+of+democratic+states++south+african+constitutions&source=bl&ots=JLpCMOZAyO&sig=Ql7b52tKz5ce8h9zodui8-5HwWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IImDVLbdFpHjsASroYGwCg&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=nature%20and%20structure%20of%20democratic%20states%20%20south%20african%20constitutions&f=false
http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-africa’s-key-economic-policies-changes-1994-2013
http://www.saiia.org.za/occasional-papers/socio-economic-problems-facing-africa-insights-from-six-aprm-country-review-reports
Victor Harris
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I.B History 12
1.South Africa wasn't all the great in the past. Having groups like the apartheid didn't make it any better either. There was a group called the ANC that tried to take the hate away, and make it a better place. Doing votes, with made a big impact for the ANC and the for the people who believed in freedom was very useful. This is the stage when Nelson Mandela came who you can say made the most impact to change how South Africa is now ;by voting it made South Africa Democratic which opened the gateway for South Africa. You also have to remember that the government in South Africa wasn't good and if your government isn't good war breaks out and people die, which happened.
2.Unfair. Well everything for black people in South Africa was unfair, places, jobs just unfair. Going by the movie we wacthed in class about Nelson Mandela, it was life or death out there. But it seems the girls and womens would get it worse ,especially if your husband wasn't there;took advantage of them. The education and living scheme was also different for them because of the conditions they were in. Again like I said in number one if it wasn't for Nelson the changes probley would of never happened. But even to this day there is still alittle tension with race because of what happen in early years;people are not going to forget.
3.Problems started because of the Apartheid which tried to keep everything how it was, which was bad because it wasn't right. The healtcare was down, school was done, even jail wasn't good in South Africa. In there only little world there was a civil war because nobody couldn't agree with one another. With the help of the ANC and Neslon they got rid of the Apartheid and tried to make it better.
Work Citied:
Nelson Mandela movie
Samantha Foster
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Ms.Noce
12-7-14
Nature and structure of democratic (multiparty) states
South Africa was in desperate need of a new form of government that would give its people freedom and equality unlike the apartheid government that had been in control for a very long time. Coloured and Indian folks had very limited political voices due to the tricameral parliament which was part of the South African constitution of 1983. This unfair government led many people to rebel against it and call for democracy which led to the birth of many political parties such as the African National Congress who fought desperately for the equal rights of others.
Economic and social policies
In 1994, South Africa had its first economic election which resulted in the African National Congress winning with a majority vote.The Reconstruction and Development program was created thereafter as part of ANC’s election platform. The RDP’s objective was to “ equal society through reconstruction and development as well as strengthening democracy for all South Africans”(http://www.sahistory.org.za). This socio-economic policy also provided health care for pregnant women and children in which free meals were given.In 2003, the Expanded Public Works Program formed. The objectives of this program is to provide temporary employment to all those who are unemployed in order to develop their work experience and skills. The EPWP reduced the rate of unemployment in South Africa as well as provided people with income and increasing the income earning capacity. There are four major sectors to this program, one of them being the social sector. The social sector provides education and care to children whose parents or adult caregiver are temporarily absent. Children’s health, nutrition, and psychological needs are also provided through this program.
Political, social and economic challenges
There were many political, social, and economic challenges the South Africa faced during the past years. For one thing, the apartheid government had the most power and made the lives of those who were not white very hard. The economy of South Africa was built on the racial laws the apartheid government enforced which made rural areas and townships very poor places and white-owned land the most developed. When the apartheid government finally fell, many things were done in order to heal the scars left it. A constitution was created that proved to be very female friendly and promoted gender equality in political and social areas.
Works cited:
http://www.epwp.gov.za/sector_social.html
http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-africa%E2%80%99s-key-economic-policies-changes-1994-2013
1). NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF DEMOCRATIC STATES
ReplyDeleteThe first constitution of South Africa was the Interim Constitution in 1993. This constitution was a fail because the African National Congress wanted the constitution to be a democracy. However, the National Party thought that if the constitution were to be a democracy then the rights of the people wouldn't be protected. The current constitution in South Africa came to an effect on February 4 in 1997. It was called the Parliament. It was created by Nelson Mandela. The reason why Mandela took such action was because of the discrimination between the whites and the blacks. This new constitution prohibited racism and discrimination against the blacks. When it came to voting in South Africa, voters are able to vote for who they want to be a candidate and the parties put the candidates in order. Each party will be assigned the number of seats in proportion to the number of votes that party receives. One of the political parties that is in South Africa is the African National Congress. Its purpose is to stop racism, violence and discrimination. This party has 249 seats in the electoral system. Another political party is the Democratic Alliance. Its purpose is create jobs in South Africa and to fight poverty. This party has 89 votes in the electoral system.
2). ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES
The unemployment rate in South Africa is 24% as of 2014. The unemployment rate for those who are 15- 24 years old is 50%. For a youth to find a job in South Africa it is a big concern for them. The National Development Plan in South Africa was created to decrease the unemployment rate from 24% to 6% by 2030. By doing so they will have to create 11 million jobs. Some of the common jobs are plumbers, electricians, painters and starting their own business.
The level of education provided for the citizens of South Africa has increased by a whole lot. However, the education in South Africa is still not good enough to provide the students with the education they need in order to get accepted into a college. “4 out of 10 students have the grades to graduated high school. 1 out of 10 students will get good enough grades to be accepted into a college.” The schools in South Africa lack in supplies for students and the teacher have poor teaching skills. South Africa is still trying to find a solution to fix their education system and the citizens hope to get help from other countries.
The healthcare in South Africa has increased. Since 1994 there has been more than 1600 clinics build. The life expectancy is 56.5 years old. South Africa is still in progress to better the healthcare. They are trying to get the best equipment to help fight HIV, TB and other sickness. Coming up with “health terms” so and teaching it to everyone so that everyone knows what the doctors are talking about. Reducing the cost of healthcare. Healthcare is a working progress in South Africa.
When a women doesn't have any education they have to find a man and marry them so that the male can provide for them.it is expected that the female is supposed to be a house wife. If a female steps out of her role and tries to be the man of the relationship, the male will be violent to her and beat her. If a women was a lesbian the male would rape, corrective rape, her and make her love males again. According to South Africans women are supposed to love males and males are supposed to love females.
3). POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
ReplyDeleteIn the 20th century it is a challenge for women in South Africa. If a women is a lesbian the male would rape her and make her love males again. This is called corrective rape. According to South Africans women are supposed to love males and males are supposed to love females. It’s also a challenge for women to be in charge of their lives. Men are the ones who are supposed to take care of the females. Not the other way around. South Africa is a secular democracy. They have freedom of religion so there are no challenges based off of religion. One of the resources that the South Africans have a challenge with is having skills. Skills re very limited in South Africa. Hence, such amount of students who go to college, 1 out 10 students. One of the biggest challenges South Africa face was the movement to get civil rights. Nelson Mandela was the one of the people who made it possible for South Africans to have rights. He lost around 27 years of life. He spent those years in jail. Many South Africans were killed and hurt just fighting to civil rights.
Work cited
http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Category_ID=11
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27337520
http://www.southafrica.info/about/health/health.htm#.VITfHdLF8Z4
http://interuwcmag.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/gender-roles-and-south-africa/
http://www.crs.co.za/human-resource-challenges-in-the-face-of-a-changing-south-africa/
Carlos Callejas
ReplyDelete1. Nature and Structure of Democratic States
South Africa struggled for a true Democratic system during the majority of the 20th Century. A democracy, by definition, includes the voice and vote of every citizen in the state; South Africa was a Democracy of sorts, albeit a limited one due to the state recognizing only white South Africans as citizens with the right to vote and participate in the government. Hence, only the white population controlled what laws and reforms were implemented and they were the only ones to shape such laws and reforms as well. The state of South Africa implemented a tricameral constitution in 1983, which gave a house of parliament to the “coloured” (Indians) and “non-whites” (Africans). Despite this, the white parliament refused to listen to these new houses; this reform was therefore useless for such groups. South Africa did possess an electoral system, as previously stated, albeit the voting population was limited. Representation of groups was severely disproportional due to the fact that whites were the ones represented by elections and government decisions. Opposition parties existed, such as the African National congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party, although they were often repressed and/or censured by the government.
2. Economic and Social policies
During the 20th Century, South Africa established the Apartheid system of social policies. Apartheid divided the South African Population between whites and “non-whites” (eventually “coloured” and “non-whites”). Each group was segregated in society, with facilities specific to each group, different budget for said facilities, different rights, different educational curricula (Bantu Educational Act), different opportunities, and separate neighborhoods (Group Areas Act). Gender did not seem to be much of a factor in Apartheid, which was guided by race almost exclusively. Social Welfare services were not equally distributed of course, non-whites did not have access to the best facilities and services such as health care for example. It appears that the lack of health education and services provided to Africans resulted in the spread of AIDS.
3. Political, Social, and Economic Challenges
ReplyDeletePolitical extremism began to rise around the end of the Apartheid period, about the time when Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Several groups rose in arms and spoke of revenge against whites, the country was at the brink of civil war at that time. Besides the obvious division of races, there were minor conflicts between native Africans. The South African government designated “homelands” for different tribes as part of “divide and conquer” tactics, this lead to conflict between members of different tribes. The Zulu people for example broke off from the mainly Xhosa ANC and formed the Inkatha Freedom Party, which broke out in violence against the ANC in some occasions, apparently supported by the government in secrecy. The main movement for civil rights was the Anti-Apartheid movement, lead by the African National Congress for the most part. The Anti Apartheid movement however was not exclusive to South Africa, it had presence in Britain, the United States and several other frontline states surrounding South Africa (albeit in secret). Anti-Apartheid organizations took part in protests, boycotts, strikes, and sanctions towards the Apartheid government.
The vast majority of South Africa’s wealth was then held by the white population, while the rest lived in poverty and low resources. Very few of the non-white population lived the same way their white counterparts did.
WORKS CITED
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/seminar.497.2010.southafrica/social_welfare_and_human_rights
Democratic States: South Africa packet
Junior Fanfan
ReplyDeleteMs.Noce
IB History
1. South Africa was in major need o a new government that would give everyone equality and equal rights, and freedom. The Aparthied government did not have the same rights, so basically it was a waste of time for many many years. Many Africans did not have a voice unless you were wealthy and educated. Nelson Mandela wanted to change this and give everyone a equal voice in what was going on in there government. Nelson Mandela and many other South Africans fought so that the government can be changed from a monarchy to a democracy.
2. When South Africa was dominated by Europeans back when colonization was a big thing, South Africa did not really have a voice. South Africa man that where educated had somewhat of a voice, where the women had no say in what was going on around them. The living condition in South Africa was unfair to the blacks because there house where small and really close together like a ghetto. After Nelson Mandela took power many things change and things got better for the South African people in many ways.
3. There was many problems due to the political, social, and economic groups because of the Aparthied government had the most power and was only helping the whites. Economy in South Africa was bad because all the laws where racial against black Africans because of the Aparthied. This gave the whites a higher and stronger voice in what was going on and gave the Africans no voice. When Nelson Mandela came to power he changed the laws so it can be good for everyone like women, children, and men even if you where black or white.
Work cited:
Http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-Africa%e2%80%99s-key-economic-policies-changes-1994-2014
Nelson Mandela: A long walk to freedom
William Portorreal
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1. The government of South Africa was an unfair justice system and left the Africans with no freedom. The Africans basically lived like prisoners and the Europeans had control over them and they had wealth. The constitution and laws were very unfair and only the white people had a say in the laws. They treated the Africans like if they were nothing which resulted in the chaos of the government. South Africa was in desperate need of change for a better system of government because their economy just got worse and the country overall.
2. The South African economy wasn’t so great and the white people took all the jobs and power. The Africans were controlled by the whites and they all lived in small houses and worked all in the same area. The women had to stay home to clean and take care of the kids while the men worked all day. The Africans were limited to resources and also had little or no education unlike the whites. The whole population was basically split up into different groups based on their status.
3. The European people had taken all the power from the Africans which resulted in a poor economic system because the Africans started to protest. The Africans formed a group called the ANC to fight back for their freedom and equality. The government couldn’t control the protests and realized that peace was needed so they looked to Nelson Mandela to reach an agreement. After years of fighting the African gained their power back and were finally living in peace. Now there economy has gotten better and women also get work and children got equal education as the whites.
works cited: South Africa packet from class