Reasons for apartheid system
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One of the reasons was that Apartheid, as a system of oppression, became continuously worse and was not as bad in the beginning as it was in the end. In its infancy, it was a system built upon racial, cultural, and physical segregation which had been in place since the British Imperial rule and which most had agreed on. However, many of the leaders both pre- and post-Apartheid implementation had white nationalist views and believed that whites should maintain their place at the top of South African society no matter what. Many of them, such as Jan Smuts who was known to have a very negative view of black South Africans, actually preached rather liberal views in the international arena, however, what they said overseas and what they actually did at home were two very different things. As such, when Apartheid laws which oppressed people of colour were being passed which in turn led to them rising up and speaking out against it, the government simply tighten their grip on the nation and the policies became worse and worse. In the end, it took various factors aligning to end Apartheid. These included the white black population ratio becoming increasingly difficult for the white government to manage, it started at 1:4 by the end it was about 1:9, the continuous uprisings making the country hard to govern while drawing international ire, the economic downfall of the country due to this international ire, and very importantly the rise of a more liberal wing in the National Party itself led by FW de Klerk. Without all these factors it could in fact have lasted longer, however, it should be understood that the government was very intelligent in the ways in which it introduced policies and their justifications for them which kept the oppressed population quiet for a long time. Many sympathisers might argue that these policies were good for those who were oppressed, but given the effects they had, it is a baseless argument regardless of the justifications they were given. Having the population so divided played a significant role in preventing any uprisings as well which further lengthened the time before the system would start to fall.
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Across the world, racism is influenced by the idea that one race must be superior to another. Such ideas are found in all population groups. The other main reason for apartheid was fear, as in South Africa the white people are in the minority, and many were worried they would lose their jobs, culture and language.