Asked by qp

How did the international community respond to South Africa’s policies in the 1980s?

by refusing to buy South African goods
by setting up a blockade around the country
by threatening to declare war on South Africa
by negotiating treaties between different groups

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
by refusing to buy South African goods

The international community imposed economic sanctions, trade boycotts and divestment campaigns (plus cultural and sporting bans) to pressure the apartheid regime — not a blockade or military war.