Question

Why was there apartheid in South Africa?

Answer 1

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Apartheid was a political and social system in South Africa while it was under white minority rule. ... The word apartheid means "apartness" in Afrikaans. Racial segregation had been used for centuries but when the new policy started in 1948 it was strict and more systematic.

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Answer 2

Well apartheid is a practice of racial discrimination among the people...South Africa consisted of three groups of people - white, coloured and black...white people started the practice of segregation from blacks where several properties were prohibited from the use of blacks....the mentality, belief or social practices can be the main reason of its spread.
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