WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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the caste system in India.
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military rule in Argentina.
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the Tiananmen Square massacre in China.
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apartheid in South Africa.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The imposition of international sanctions on the country began economic pressure that saw the unravelling of apartheid. There were oil sanctions but South Africa continued to be able to buy oil on international markets and developed technology that allowed the conversion of coal into oil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Years of violent internal protest, weakening white commitment, international economic and cultural sanctions, economic struggles, and the end of the Cold War brought down white minority rule in Pretoria.
Detailed explanation-3: -There were two major urban school boycotts in 1980 and 1983 that continued for months. Both involved black, Indian and coloured children. There were also extended protests in rural areas in 1985 and 1986. In all of these areas, schools were closed and thousands of students, teachers and parents were arrested.
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.