History A-Level
Afrikaner culture and nationalism
What Afrikaner culture and nationalism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Afrikaner culture and nationalism
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Culture and politics centred on language, religion and a shared sense of grievance, expressed through the Broederbond and the National Party.
Topics that use Afrikaner culture and nationalism
- The response to apartheid, c1948–59 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- apartheid laws
- Defiance Campaign
- Growth of Afrikaner nationalism
- Impact of the Second World War
- International pressures for change
- pass laws
- Treason Trial (1956–61)
- Urbanisation and industrialisation
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