The answer is a. it
was a racial segregation policy. This
was similar to the situation that Black Americans were subjected to in the Deep
South. In the case of South Africa, many of Africans there were segregated and
denied many rights by the White minority.
As a result many countries broke diplomatic relations with them for many
years. It was only when apartheid was
abolished that South Africa was able to reestablish relations with other
countries.
