What Was Apartheid

question 49

Multiple Choice

What was apartheid?

• A)The separation of religious groups in South Africa that occurred as a result of colonialism.
• B)The voluntary separation of races in South Africa.
• C)The term used by South African citizens when referring to their forced exile from the country.
• D)The policy of the South African government to segregate races and perpetuate inequality.
• E)A boycott of South African products.

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Definitions:

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An intellectual movement in 18th-century Europe emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.

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Verstehen

A german term used by Max Weber to denote the importance of understanding social action from the perspective of those engaged in it.