Evaluate the importance of international opposition to apartheid.

Candidates will make an appraisal of the importance of international opposition to apartheid weighing up the importance or otherwise of a range of factors. Candidates may refer to different forms of international opposition to apartheid and determine the degree to which these forms of opposition were, individually or collectively, a significant factor in the demise of the system. Specific examples may include the role of the United Nations and/or the economic and social sanctions that were imposed on South Africa. These may include trade sanctions, economic disinvestment, and sporting boycotts. The importance and limitations of international opposition to apartheid must be clearly indicated and, while other—relevant—factors, such as a range of internal forms of opposition, may be referred to, the bulk of the response will remain on the issue raised in the question.