Which of the following statements best characterizes South Africa's economy immediately following the end of apartheid? A. It depended on the export of cash crops like rubber and coffee. B. It had limited manufacturing and depended on the export of gold. C. It diversified with widespread manufacturing and service sectors. D. It depended heavily on foreign investment and trade.

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Callum Crane

17 October, 22:07

Which of the following statements best characterizes South Africa's economy immediately following the end of apartheid? A. It depended on the export of cash crops like rubber and coffee. B. It had limited manufacturing and depended on the export of gold. C. It diversified with widespread manufacturing and service sectors. D. It depended heavily on foreign investment and trade.

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Grace Lambert · Answer 1

"D. It depended heavily on foreign investment and trade" would be the best option from the list, since the British had instituted a highly extractive economic system that left South Africa was little infrastructure.