4. THE UNION OF SOUTH
AFRICA
• Was established as a self-governing state in 1910
• It consisted of white men only it focused on
building relations within the white population
• The British encouraged white South Africans to
work together in the interest of economic
efficiency.
• The two Boer states of Transvaal and Free State
were consolidated with British colony
6. THE VOTE
• Only white men could vote and be members of
the parliament
• Small amount of black and coloured men with
property and education were allowed to vote for
white members in parliament.
• Louis Botha was the prime minister of the Union
and Jan Smuts was a prominent member
8. THE 1913 LAND ACT
• The land Act was passed in 1913
• Africans were restricted to buying land in
reserved areas
• Africans had 7% of the land which was later
increased to 13%
• Most people were forced to stay in overcrowded
areas causing poverty and starvation
9. FORMATION OF THE SANNC
• Dr Alfred Xuma led a new chapter of the ANC
• He made it more centralised and this build many
members in 1944
• Xuma encouraged a militant approach to
resistant to the likes of Nelson Mandela, Walter
Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki and Anton
Lembede
• Clash of ideas led to a split to PAC and ANC
12. RISE OF AFRIKAANS
LANGUAGE
• 1910 S.A gain independence from Britain but
Boer leaders dominated the new government
• Botha became prime minister and Smuts his
deputy
• In1914 the Afrikaner had a voice when National
Party was formed under General J.B.M Hertzog
• 1925 Afrikaans replaced Dutch as an official
language and Bible translated into Afrikaans
14. AFRIKANER SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL MOVEMENT
• The Afrikaner Broederbond was a secret
organisation that meant the league of Afrikaner
brothers.
• It was formed in 1918 in order to promote
Afrikaner identity and nationalism
• Its members were young professional, teachers,
and ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church
16. THE VOLK
• The word Volk means the “people”
• This was meant that the group was more
important than the individual
• They improved the education of all the Afrikaner
people. They were to learn in white schools
only.
• Bantu Education was introduced for white
supremacy
17. CONTINUED…
• Blacks were schooled to become labourers for white learner
• They tried to bridge the gap between poor and rich Afrikaners
• The Dutch Reformed Church was the only way.
• D.F Millan, leader of the National Party.
19. DEBATE
When is Nationalism BENEFICIAL and when is it
also DESTRUCTIVE?
20. REFERENCES
• Spies, M. (2016) Part 3 of Nationalism grade 11 history.
Available from slide share at
https://www.slideshare.net/MarethaSpies/afrikaner-
nationalism?qid=41d37d0c-5ae6-44eb-ba49-
bcbf39674e4b&v=&b=&from_search=1 (accessed 15
September 2017)
• University of Johannesburg(2014).Available from slide
share at https://www.slideshare.net/veliswa/history-of-
apartheid-in-south-africa-32164501?qid=6fa1d0a5-3922-
4a04-b7a9-3cd38b8aeaa3&v=&b=&from_search=16
(Accessed 11 September 2017)
21. CONTINUE…
• RBG Communiversity(2012) BG Communiversity
is a Web 2.0 New African Liberation. Available
from slide share
https://www.slideshare.net/rbgstreetscholar1/wha
t-is-nationalism-vs-panafricanism-compare-the-
similarities-and-differences?qid=6fa1d0a5-3922-
4a04-b7a9-
3cd38b8aeaa3&v=&b=&from_search=26
(Accessed 11 September)
