Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
In 1948, by officially including it in his platform, Daniel F. Malan was able to bring his party to power for the first time. Put in place with the Population Registration and Group Areas Acts of 1950 its initial focus was on urban areas. It became harsher during Hendrik Verwoerd's prime ministership with the creation of ten Bantustan "homelands. " It resulted in the Soweto riots, the massacre at Sharpeville, and the life sentence of Nelson Mandela. FTP, identify this policy of racial segregation in South Africa.
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History