WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Gandhi fought against the separation of “white and coloured people". What is this called?
A
Separation
B
Integration
C
Segregation
D
Segrepation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahatma Gandhi organised various agitations against the policy of Apartheid. He employed a new, non-violent method of agitation, Satyagraha to fight against the unjust laws and became a leader of the struggle for justice in South Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -apartheid, (Afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and nonwhite majority for much of the latter half of the 20th century, sanctioning racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

Detailed explanation-3: -Referring to the concept of civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi said, “I shall consider it (civil disobedience) to be a public, non-violent and conscientious act contrary to law, usually done with the intent to bring about a change in the policies or laws of the government.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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