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Choosing two events/problems, explain how important the role apartheid played in causing these problems.
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South African Coursework Question 2 Choosing two events/problems, explain how important the role apartheid played in causing these problems. Sharpeville Massacre occurred on 21st March 1960. Both the ANC'S (African National Congress) and the PAC'S (Pan - African Congress) were involved in the Sharpeville Massacre. This was because both PAC and the ANC decided to campaign against the pass laws in 1959. The ANC announced single - day anti pass marches; the PAC called for mass obedience and also the police. Both groups were going to refuse to carry passes and go to the police station demanding to be arrested. The crowd arrived outside the police station, then there was a minor scuffle and then the police suddenly opened fire. "Monday resulted from a planned demonstration of about 20,000 natives in which demonstrators attacked police with assorted weapons, including firearms. The demonstrators shot first, and the police were forced to fire in self -...
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