Apartheid & South Africa
- All-white National Party comes to power in 1948
- Apartheid (separate or apart) was their main agenda
- A doctrine of white supremacy and separate development
- Non-whites South Africans could no longer:
- Marry outside of their own race
- Choose where to live
- Travel where they liked
- The whites made up 15% of the population yet owned 87% of the land
- Non-whites were forced to live on Bantustans
- Enforced by the army and police force
End of Apartheid, 1980's & 90's
- 1978 Prime Minister P.W. Botha made reforms
- Blacks could marry whom they pleased, mix in certain places and join unions
- External reasons:
- 1985 Canadian P.M. Brian Mulroney urged the Americans to impose limited sanctions
- Botha responded by restricting freedom of foreign press
- British Commonwealth called for sanctions, but G.B. did not join they were pretty hollow threats
Summary
The all-white National Party came to power in 1948 in South Africa who separated non-whites from whites in many different ways, called the Apartheid. Non-whites could not choose where they wanted to live, marry outside of their race, or travel. These rules were enforced by the army and police forces across the country.