Similarly, United States foreign policy in the mid-20th century was shaped in favor of South African apartheid, according to Catherine Scott, as a result of the influence of people who identified with the Afrikaners based on a feeling of shared "whiteness."
Accordingly, United States foreign policy during the mid-20th century leaned toward supporting South African apartheid as per Catherine Scott's account. This was influenced by people who felt connected to the Afrikaners due to their shared "whiteness."