WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

IMPERIALISM IN ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The name for the set of laws in South Africa that enforced segregation. They were put in place by the Afrikaners/Boers.
A
Apartheid
B
Afrikans
C
Pan-Africanism
D
Eurowar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The system of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa known as apartheid was implemented and enforced by many acts and other laws. This legislation served to institutionalize racial discrimination and the dominance by white people over people of other races.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Group Areas Act of 1950 divided the lands in which blacks and whites resided into distinct residential zones. This act established the distinct areas of South Africa in which members of each race could live and work, typically setting aside the best urban, industrial, and agricultural areas for whites.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the context of South Africa, the term segregation is used to describe the discrimination that existed between the white minority and black majority. It was based on racial discrimination. Segregation became a unique characteristic of social, political and economic life in South Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Racial segregation existed in South Africa in the form of the Apartheid. It existed in South Africa till the 1990s. This discriminatory system in South Africa ended due to a campaign by Nelson Mandela.

Detailed explanation-5: -Discrimination based on the colour of skin and race is known as apartheid. It was practised in South Africa between 1948-1994 by the white minority government over the native population.

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