The Act of Union and the segregation era

By dddiegoc

  • South Africa National convention

    A body containing representatives from each region , considering the possibility of a full political union of the 4 colonies

  • South Afrian Act (Act of Union)

    the South African Union was given a full dominion status in the British Empire this also meant thats the country was now in effect a fully indenpendent state.

  • Educated Africans responded to SANNC (South African Native National Congress)

    the forrerunner of the ANC , in a vain attempt, they tried to defend their politilcal interest during this time die- hard Afrikaner nationalists objected to the "one stream" policy of the Botha -smuts goverment

  • National Party

    Under the leadership of JBM hertzog, the radical Natioal Paty fored in 2014. However, the South African entry into the first World War and the failed Afrikaner rebelloin only served to harden these political divisions.

  • Labour Disputes of 1920s

    Labor disputes in the early 1920s led to the Rand Revolt of White mine workers in 1922

  • Rand Revolt of White Mine Worker

    The Rand Revolt, which was Smuts government was only ble to end by resorting to armed force, started in 1922 and the agitation among the Blank population was growing with thousand of african workers joining the indutrial and commercial workers Union (ICU) by Clement Kadalie

  • the SAP

    The SAP, South African Party, was swept from power as Hertzog replaced SMuts as prime minister. The NP leader still extended systemic discrimination of Africans through his "civilized labour" policy

  • The Great Depression

    In the early 1930's the Great Depression had a big impact on South African politics. With the economy reeling as countries across the world abandonded the gold standard,

  • Radical youth league (ANC)

    The ANC was very prominent in the organization of strikes and other protests. South Africa appeared to be at a crossroads because millions of black Africans now live with white people in the cities. They were strongly calling for an end to the policy of racial discrimination. In 1944, the ANC and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) jointly founded the Radical Youth League.

  • General election

    People still wondered if segregating races ws right or even still possible. The white people of South Africa dleievered their verdict. Their answer was Malan National Party (NP) and its policy of apartheid.