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Why did the South African government introduce the policy of apartheid in 1948?
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Why did the South African government introduce the policy of apartheid in 1948? Apartheid was a policy brought in by the Sou8thAfrican government in 1948 aiming to separate the whites and the blacks. Apartheid had already existed in the 1930s, used by Afrikaner thinkers who led the Afrikaner nationalist revival. The difference in 1948 was that it was to become official government policy. Increasing integration in the 1930s created real social tensions. The Afrikaners were against mixed marriages. They feared that if there were too many mixed race children being born, then they may lose control over South Africa. They also feared for there identity, something very important to the Afrikaners. They knew that they were outnumbered by the blacks in South Africa (they represented no more than 12% of South Africa's population) - they saw this as 'the black threat' and they wanted a government who would pass policies to eliminate...
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