Question

Explain the history of Apartheid policy of South Africa.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Apartheid (South African English: Afrikaans: , segregation; lit. "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s.[note 1] Apartheid was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on baasskap (or white supremacy), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority white population.[4] According to this system of social stratification, white citizens had the highest status, followed in descending order by Asians, Coloureds, and black Africans.[4] The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day.