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History Grade 8
Test Description: History
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1) Definition closed compound system
A
War
B
The system by which workers were to stay in a building without freedom of movement in their contract
C
The system of scaring people
D
Concentration camp
2) Definition Griqualand
A
The first mining took place
B
The area in SA were diamond was found
C
Place of gold
D
Apartheid started
3) Why did the mining companies think the closed compound system was a clever idea
A
Would limit the amount of theft
B
Give companies more control
C
Restricted movement of black workers
D
All
4) what is the gold standard 3 marks
A
All
B
Country's currency is backed by gold
C
The amount of money the country has in circulation
D
Needs to match the amount of gold in its treasury
5) Gold was expensive to mine. How did mining companies overcome this problem 3 marks
A
Price of gold was fixed
B
All
C
Many of the skilled workers came from overseas
D
Large supply of cheap labour. Ore on Witwatersand was low grade ore
6) How did mine workers keep control of labour 4 marks
A
Taxes forced man to work for wages and not live off the land
B
All
C
The introduction of Pass meant that black men were not free to be in the city unemployed
D
Contracts forced workers to work until the contract expired regardless of working conditions
7) 1902
A
Apartheid
B
Defeat of the boer republic
C
death
D
war
8) 1903
A
APO - African Political Organisation was formed
B
Africans
C
None
D
All Parties Organistaion
9) 1906
A
last black armed resistence
B
All
C
Bambatha rebellion was formed
D
heavy taxes they were forced to pay
10) 1910
A
2 boer republics Orange free state and Transvaal
B
All
C
2 british colonies Cape and Natal
D
were put together to create The formation of the union of SA
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