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Short-answer questions - the 1981 Springbok tour - NCEA Level 1 history

Using the feature the 1981 Springbok tour and your own knowledge, answer the following questions:

  1. When did New Zealand and South Africa first play rugby against each other?
  2. What issue became the focus of protest here in 1960 regarding touring South Africa?
  3. What action did the United Nations take against South Africa in 1968?
  4. What status did the South African government give to Maori members of the visiting 1970 All Black team?
  5. Why did some people see the 1970 tour to South Africa as the last straw?
  6. What was HART?
  7. Who or what was a KEEPOOS?
  8. Why did Norman Kirk cancel the proposed Springbok tour to New Zealand in 1973?
  9. How did New Zealand's tour of South Africa in 1976 gain international attention?
  10. What was the aim of the Gleneagles Agreement?
  11. In your opinion, did the Muldoon government act in accordance with the Gleneagles Agreement in 1981?
  12. Why did the Muldoon government not stop the Springbok tour in 1981?
  13. Why did support for the tour appear to be strongest in provincial centres?
  14. What specific actions did the police take to ensure the tour could proceed?
  15. What are the estimates of how much Operation Rugby cost the taxpayers of New Zealand?
How to cite this page: 'Short-answer questions - the 1981 Springbok tour - NCEA Level 1 history ', URL: /classroom/the-classroom/ncea-level-1-history/short-answer-questions-the-1981-springbok-tour-activities, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-May-2007