Effects Of Imperialism In South Africa

South Africa had been under a strict policy in which it segregated over three-fourths of its society, called Apartheid. This policy was put into place in 1948 when the National party government established that the Whites who were considered the civilized race, had uttermost control of the state, in which their interests would prevail over any of the other races including Blacks, Indians, African and Coloured, and that the state didn’t have the obligation to provide the same rights to the remaining three races (Thomson 190). From there, the quality of life of those three races, but primarily the Blacks downgraded significantly as various Acts regarding their prohibition of having facilities, basic rights or opportunities were implemented. Acts like the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (1953), Riotous Assemblies Act (1956), General Law Amendment Act (1966) gave total control to the state so they could ban any political party including the African National Congress, prohibit Blacks to participate in society activities, and even create “whites only” public facilities like having benches and beaches be restricted to only whites.
This began an increasing amount of distress in the country for the suppressed ones, resulting in unsuccessful and violent protests. However, the next three presidents that South Africa had, starting with De Klerk in 1989 would begin to turn that situation around, by banning those Acts, re establishing the rights regarding quality of life and aprimorating the political aspects of