How should the effect of international pressure be understood in South Africa's democratic journey?

Correct answer: It strengthened internal struggle with external moral and economic pressure

Correct answer: B. South Africa’s democratic change resulted from the interaction of internal resistance and pressure from outside the country. Activists and organisations challenged apartheid inside South Africa, while international criticism, boycotts and economic pressure increased the cost of maintaining the system and isolated its government. A is wrong because external pressure did not replace the sacrifices and organisation of people inside the country. C is wrong because international support and attention generally strengthened the anti-apartheid cause rather than weakening it. D is wrong because pressure opposed apartheid; it did not convert it into democracy. Memory cue: internal struggle creates change, while international pressure can reinforce it.