Jason was a South African Native who was forced to carry his identification papers at all times. One day he was trying to get home, while he was thrown into the back of a police van and taken to jail, despite presenting his papers to a white police officer. Which of the following would be the probable reason for such oppression against Jason?

Assimilationism

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Apartheid

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Anti-discrimination

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Solution

The correct option is B Apartheid
Apartheid was the system of racial discrimination followed in South Africa. The white Europeans imposed this system in South Africa. The whites had separate trains, buses, taxis, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, and other facilities. The entire society was segregated on the basis of their race.

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