Apartheid
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What was the apartheid?
Apartheid means separation and it was a political segregation made in South Africa, it was between the minority of white people from the government and the majority of blackpeople (citizens) racial segregation exists during 50 years approximately. In 1912 was created the A.N.C. (African national congress) that where against the unfair politics of the government.Causes of the apartheid
South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the seventeenth century. English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutchestablishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion which sparked the Boer War. Followingindependence from England, an uneasy power-sharing between the two groups held sway until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. Strategists in the National Partyinvented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting inthe 60's, a plan of ``Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression.
Consequences of the apartheid
The Apartheid over South Africa historically began in1948 with the Apartheid Laws and ended in1991 when the last of the laws that supported apartheid and made racial discrimination legal were abolished. But although these laws were no longer valid, thepractice of racial discrimination has continued. Almost fifteen year later, these former laws still impact the lives of many native Africans and have caused these peoples downfall in modern society.In many places Africans do not even have running water, are ravaged by the AIDS epidemic and have no access to many of the resources most modern countries take for granted. The apartheid laws have...
Apartheid means separation and it was a political segregation made in South Africa, it was between the minority of white people from the government and the majority of blackpeople (citizens) racial segregation exists during 50 years approximately. In 1912 was created the A.N.C. (African national congress) that where against the unfair politics of the government.Causes of the apartheid
South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the seventeenth century. English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutchestablishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion which sparked the Boer War. Followingindependence from England, an uneasy power-sharing between the two groups held sway until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. Strategists in the National Partyinvented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting inthe 60's, a plan of ``Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression.
Consequences of the apartheid
The Apartheid over South Africa historically began in1948 with the Apartheid Laws and ended in1991 when the last of the laws that supported apartheid and made racial discrimination legal were abolished. But although these laws were no longer valid, thepractice of racial discrimination has continued. Almost fifteen year later, these former laws still impact the lives of many native Africans and have caused these peoples downfall in modern society.In many places Africans do not even have running water, are ravaged by the AIDS epidemic and have no access to many of the resources most modern countries take for granted. The apartheid laws have...
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