The British imposed an embargo in response to the 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Rhodesia led by the white minority. The British efforts to curb white dominance failed. The UN also opposed Ian Smith’s refusal to reform the system which led to a violent internal war. The British did not support Mugabe despite the fact that he mobilized to remove the UDI revolt. Possible reasons being that the ZUNA was a violent communist movement. Alternatively, 290,00 adult whites dominating/oppressing 6 million blacks is morally reprehensible but the British calculated that on balance, intervention imprudent. If the roles were reversed, however, Britain would have intervened with military clout in the name of liberty, democracy, and justice for a hypothetical white majority. As this was not the case, Britain simply implemented an embargo approach which has unintended consequences: see Iraq Trade Sanctions. A new embargo has now been placed against Mugabe’s powersharing government….