The Negotiated Settlement, 1990-1994 is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 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. What was the United Democratic Front (UDF), formed in 1983?
A broad coalition of anti-apartheid civic, religious, student and labour organisations
A political party formed by the apartheid government
An armed wing of the ANC
An international sanctions committee
Answer: A broad coalition of anti-apartheid civic, religious, student and labour organisations — The UDF, formed in 1983, was a broad coalition of anti-apartheid civic, religious, student and labour organisations that helped coordinate mass internal resistance to apartheid.
Easy
2. What did the apartheid government declare from 1986 in response to growing township unrest?
A nationwide state of emergency
A permanent ceasefire with the ANC
Full democratic elections
The end of all racial classification laws
Answer: A nationwide state of emergency — The government declared a nationwide state of emergency from 1986, involving mass detentions without trial, media restrictions, and heavy security force deployment.
Medium
3. What form of international economic pressure, involving companies withdrawing from South Africa, intensified through the 1980s?
Answer: Disinvestment — International economic sanctions and disinvestment (companies withdrawing from South Africa) intensified through the 1980s, damaging South Africa's economy and international standing.
