Question

Decades of oppressive national political, economic, and social policies · Years of internal protest · International boycotts helped to end discrimination · Free elections held for first time in 1994 All of these are describing events in what country? A) China B) Argentina C) South Africa D) West Germany

Answer 1

C. South Africa

Step-by-step explanation:

South Africa endured the system of Apartheid for much of the 20th century. Numerous protest groups had worked to end the racial policy, but were consistently met with brutal violence and political persecution. The United States and much of Europe refused to do business with South Africa in the latter half of the 1980s which crippled the economy there. Following the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, the country moved toward truly democratic ideals, ending with the election of Mandela as the President of the Republic of South Africa.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

C) South Africa.

During the Apartheid era (1948–1994), South Africa had racist legislation of discriminatory and segregationist laws. The police and the army led death squads that conducted state-sponsored murders of protesters and activists.

Up to the 1960s, anti-apartheid resistance inside the country was mainly passive, influenced by Gandhi´s pacifist ideology. But after the March 1960 massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid parties, the core of national resistance turned to armed struggle and clandestine action, supported by an international boycott on goods imported from South Africa.

The 1994 General elections were the first in which citizens of all races were allowed to vote in South Africa.