What was the biggest reason the government of south africa created a policy of apartheid? a. to give equal representation in government to all ethnicities b. to create a society with equal access to employment and education for both men and women c. to ensure that a racial minority group kept its political and economic dominance d. to keep different races and ethnicities separated in order to avoid conflict

C. to ensure that a racial minority group kept its political and economic

Explanation:

    The term apartheid refers to a racial policy implemented in South Africa. According to this regime, the white minority, the only ones with voting rights, held all political and economic power in the country, while the immense black majority was left with the obligation to strictly comply with breakaway legislation.

   The policy of racial segregation was made official in 1948, with the arrival of the New National Party (NNP) to power. Apartheid did not allow blacks access to the ballot boxes and prohibited them from acquiring land in most of the country, forcing them to live in segregated residential areas, a kind of geographical confinement. Marriages and sexual relations between people of different ethnicities were also prohibited.