grade 11 notes under topic 4 sub topic Afrikaner nationalism

1. The “volk”
Nationalism in power leading to APARTHEID

3. A belief that people with:
A shared History
A shared culture and traditions
A shared language
A shared religion
A shared geographical, sovereign nation-state.
Can govern themselves as a nation of common origins.

4.  A shared History
 A shared culture and traditions
 A shared language
 A shared religion
 A shared geographical, sovereign
nation-state
 Great trek and the Anglo- Boer War
 Cooking and camping
 Afrikaans
 Christianity
 South Africa

5. The word ‘volk’ refers to the Afrikaner term for people
In the Afrikaner Nationalist view the ‘volk’ was white
people, who spoke Afrikaans and shared the same
religious and cultural views as the imagined Afrikaner
nation in south Africa.
 unifying the ‘volk’ as a strong nation was said to be the
way to obtain social and economic power for the Afrikaners
in South Africa.

6. greater quality education for the ‘volk’
Better paying jobs created to suit the skill set of the ‘volk’
Eradicating the legacy of “poor whites” created by the
great depression.
Ideas of the Dutch Rearmed Church of Holland in
government.
Getting rid of work competition (Bantu education)
Media promoting Afrikaner Nationalist views.

7. Christian nationalism
 Pure race group
 Better amenities and treatment for
the greater race
 Separation of the pure race from the
“uncivilized” race.
 Separate development
Nazism
 Pure race group
 Better amenities and treatment for
the greater race
 Extermination of the competing or
weaker race.
 Development after the extermination
of the weaker race.

8. Christian nationalist views saw the national party to
power in south Africa (1948 elections)
Winning slogan: ‘swart gevaar’ (black danger)
This meant that blacks were a danger or weakness to the
Afrikaner’s development in south Africa so they had to be
kept separate from the pure ‘volk’
This led to the establishment of apartheid policy : the
strict separation of geographic and socio economic
resources on the bases of race. Aimed at keeping the white
Afrikaners at a position of superiority in the country.

9. Considering your knowledge of nationalism: was
Afrikaner nationalism constructive or destructive?
Give at least two reasons for your answer.

10. Team A
 15 female pupils separate group into
two and choose a representative to
chair the discussion and a time
keeper.
 Each member chooses which side to
take on the topic.
 Round 1 & 2: six members from the
group to discuss and two to chair and
keep the time.
Team B
 15 male pupils separate group into two and
choose a representative to chair the
discussion and a time keeper.
 Each member chooses which side they are
on regarding the topic.
 Round 1 & 2: six members from the group
to discuss and two to chair and keep the
time
 the group that will win both rounds will
give convincing arguments will win
bragging rights for the week. In the case of
a tie the teacher will conduct a pop quiz
which will determine the winner

11.  M.N Spice (2016) THE RISE OF AFRIKANER NATIONALISM. AVAILABLE FROM SLIDE SHARE AT:
https://www.slideshare.net/MarethaSpies/afrikaner-nationalism?qid=9ade742d-0f4c-41af-b72a-
fb50b430a2e2&v=&b=&from_sear ch=1. ACCESED ON (17 SEPTEMBER 2017)
 HULLIGAN(2011) SOUTH AFRICAN AND THE APRTHEID SYSTEM. AVAILABLE ON SLIDE SHARE AT:
https://www.slideshare.net/Halligan/south-africa-under-apartheid-for-lesson-one?qid=6f88be06-b14f-407f-b618-
bf035f3eb212&v=&b=&from_search=1. ACCESED ON (17 SEPTEMBER 2017)
 STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (2014) HISTORY OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA.
AVAILABLE ON SLIDESHARE AT: https://www.slideshare.net/veliswa/history-of-apartheid-in-south-africa-
32164501. ACCESED ON (17 SEPTEMBER 2017)
 MY CLASS AT OLLI AT DUKE (2009) DIAMONS GOLD AND WAR; THE AFRIKANERS. AVAILABLE ON SLIDE
SHARE AT. https://www.slideshare.net/idgoddard/diamonds-gold-war2-2692355?qid=ab9f2018-a4f9-4cf3-b531-
dc5a18e1a9d1&v=&b=&from_search=5 ACCESED ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2017
 M.N Spice (2016). THE POSITIVE AND NEGETIVE FEATURES OF NATIONALISM SOUTH AFRICAN.
AVAILABLE ON SLIDE SHARE AT: https://www.slideshare.net/MarethaSpies/the-positive-and-negative-features-of-
nationalism-south-Africa. ACCESED ON 18 SEPTEMNER 2017