WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the South African government’s response to Mandela and the African Nationalist Committee (ANC) with their anti-apartheid demonstrations?
A
They changed laws and determined to do what was right.
B
They responded with more restrictions and violent repression.
C
They became more willing to listen once they realized they were wrong.
D
They saw the difficulties the U.S. was having and decided to wait and see what would happen.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the presidency of Albert Luthuli, the ANC after 1952 began sponsoring nonviolent protests, strikes, boycotts, and marches against the apartheid policies that had been introduced by the National Party government that came to power in 1948.

Detailed explanation-2: -The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election installed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993, along with South Africa’s president at the time, F.W. de Klerk, for having led the transition from apartheid to a multiracial democracy. Mandela is also known for being the first black president of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999. Read more about apartheid.

Detailed explanation-4: -How, according to Mandela, had apartheid policy affected South Africa? Answer: Apartheid policy had affected South Africa deeply. It had created a deep and lasting wound in the country and its people. It will take a long time to heal this wound.

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