..... In the queues [rows] to vote, they were together-whites, blacks, mulattoes, Indians-and they discovered that they were compatriots [paisanos]. White South Africans found a great weight of guilt lifted from their shoulders. Theyre discovering what we used to tell them—that freedom is indivisible, that black liberation inexorably [inevitably] meant white liberation. We have seen a miracle unfold before our very eyes-it is a dream come true. It is a victory for all South Africans. It is a victory for democracy and freedom ..... The event described in this passage signifies the end of which policy?

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

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____ In the queues [rows] to vote, they were together-whites, blacks, mulattoes, Indians-and they discovered that they were compatriots [paisanos]. White South Africans found a great weight of guilt lifted from their shoulders. They’re discovering what we used to tell them—that freedom is indivisible, that black liberation inexorably [inevitably] meant white liberation. We have seen a miracle unfold before our very eyes-it is a dream come true. It is a victory for all South Africans. It is a victory for democracy and freedom ____ The event described in this passage signifies the end of which policy?

A	appeasement
B	colonialism
C	détente
D	apartheid

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No. 55 of 1949, was an apartheid law in South Africa that prohibited marriages between “whites” and “non-whites". It was among the first pieces of apartheid legislation to be passed following the National Party’s rise to power in 1948.

Detailed explanation-2: -It has been suggested that one of the motivations for the Act was to restrict the further rise in status of these non-white elite groups. Black African South Africans were not provided for within the Group Areas Act, as they were not recognized as legitimate urban dwellers as a result of pre-apartheid legislation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act was eventually repealed in June 1985 – by the Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Act – allowing inter-racial marriages and relationships[2].

Detailed explanation-4: -Policies under the Apartheid were: No voting rights for non-whites-Non-whites or the blacks were denied their rights including the right to vote. Strict Segregation-The apartheid system was harsh and oppressive for the blacks. They were forbidden from living in white areas.

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WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE