How Did American Racial Attitudes Shape South African Politics

question 43

Multiple Choice

How did American racial attitudes shape South African politics?

• A) The Union of South Africa followed the model of U.S. segregation with its own system of apartheid.
• B) The excesses of U.S. Jim Crow rule inspired the country's anti-apartheid movement.
• C) The transfer of segregationist policies into American foreign affairs triggered a wave of reforms in the Union of South Africa.
• D) The sense of shared purpose between the United States and the Union of South Africa led to a close military alliance aimed at the subjugation of sub-Saharan Africa.
• E) As in the United States, South African racial attitudes brought about the rise of a successful civil rights movement.

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