How did transitional compromise in South Africa balance peace and justice?

Correct answer: It chose a rights-based new framework while avoiding violence

Direct answer: B is correct. South Africa faced a difficult transition from apartheid, a system of serious racial injustice, to democracy. A peaceful settlement required the opposing sides to negotiate rather than seek unlimited revenge or continue violent conflict. At the same time, peace could not mean accepting the old system. The new framework therefore had to recognise equal rights, democratic participation and protection under law. B captures both parts: avoiding further violence and creating a rights-based democratic order. A is wrong because the transition acknowledged the need to overcome past injustice; ignoring it would not create genuine justice. C is wrong because the aim was to end apartheid, not rename it. D is wrong because democratic elections were an important part of the transition. Memory cue: the compromise changed the rules without turning justice into revenge.