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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which best describes apartheid?
A
laws that ended segregation in South Africa
B
The term used to describe the resources found in South Africa
C
Laws that created segregation in South Africa
D
Ancient conflicts between South African tribes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Apartheid means separation on the basis of race. South African people were divided into white, black, Indian and coloured races. According to the law, these races were not allowed to mingle with each other, to live near each other or even to use common facilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apartheid refers to the implementation and maintenance of a system of legalized racial segregation in which one racial group is deprived of political and civil rights. Apartheid is a crime against humanity punishable under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apartheid was a system of racial discrimination/segregation that was unique to South Africa and was imposed by the white Europeans settled in South Africa. This system divided the people and labelled them as whites and non-whites on the basis of their skin colour.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Race Classification Act. Every citizen suspected of not being European was classified according to race. The Mixed Marriages Act. It prohibited marriage between people of different races. The Group Areas Act. It forced people of certain races into living in designated areas.

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