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How important was the opposition of other countries in bringing apartheid in South Africa to an end?
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How important was the opposition of other countries in bringing apartheid in South Africa to an end? This essay will explain the causes of Apartheid's collapse and if the opposition of other countries to apartheid was the main cause of its end in 1994. Apartheid first took power in 1948 under Dr Malan. The Purified National party, of which Malan was the leader, won 39% of the vote and formed the new government. Apartheid lasted 48 years. The main message of Apartheid was segregation of races. Laws such as the prohibition of mixed racial marriages, and the group areas act kept different races apart. Every person was classified as a white, coloured or native. Apartheid made segregation very harmful to the black community. Many internally and externally did not agree with apartheid and its laws. Although international pressure and criticism was a cause for the collapse of Apartheid, the main cause...
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