The primary ideology behind the Apartheid legislation in South Africa was rooted in racial segregation and the belief in white supremacy. Initiated in 1948, the Apartheid system enforced a categorical separation of racial groups, privileging the white minority over the black majority. This was justified through a blend of pseudoscientific theories, social Darwinism, and a perceived need for social order. The government implemented laws that restricted black South Africans from accessing quality education, healthcare, and living in certain areas, fundamentally aiming to maintain white dominance in political, economic, and social realms while suppressing the rights and roles of non-white populations.