Nationalisms: African and Afrikaner Nationalism is one of 8 topics in the Grade 11 History CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. In which year was the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later renamed the ANC, founded?
1912
1902
1923
1948
Answer: 1912 — The South African Native National Congress (SANNC) was founded in 1912, later renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923.
Easy
2. What term describes the belief that a group sharing a common identity constitutes a "nation" deserving self-determination or full political rights?
Nationalism
Federalism
Communism
Colonialism
Answer: Nationalism — Nationalism is the belief that a group sharing a common identity constitutes a "nation" deserving self-determination or full political rights.
Medium
3. Name the earlier organisation, founded in 1902, that mobilised primarily coloured South Africans against racial discrimination.
Answer: The African Political (People's) Organisation (APO) — The African Political (later People's) Organisation (APO), founded in 1902, mobilised primarily coloured South Africans against racial discrimination.
