…the achievement gap between black and white
students in south africa is enormous. in the
province of western cape, only 2 out of 1,000
sixth-graders in predominantly black schools
performed at grade level on a math test in 2005,
compared with 2 out of 3 children in schools once
reserved for whites that are now integrated, but
generally in more affluent [wealthier]
neighborhoods.…
—celia w. dugger

which underlying historical factor most
significantly contributed to this achievement gap?
(1) inequalities existing between the races under
apartheid
(2) economic sanctions placed on school
communities
(3) lack of governmental support for white
educational programs
(4) a peri

the answer is a, salt plain

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.