South Africa Topic 4: the End of Apartheid and the Creation of the Rainbow Nation 1984 - 94
<p>A teaching PowerPoint designed to meet the Edexcel History A level specification for the South Africa module:</p>
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<li>Revolt in the Townships, 1984 - 87: the United Democratic Front and grassroots organisation; protest strategies; communal and government violence; government suppression.</li>
<li>Reasons for Botha’s decision to negotiate, 1985 - 89, including the failure of Botha’s Total Strategy, economic problems and the impact of international isolation, the effect of the state of emergency.</li>
<li>Negotiation and compromise, 1989-91: de Klerk’s new course; the significance of Mandela’s release, the unbanning of political parties; the impact of unrest and violence; the dismantling of apartheid, CODESA 1991.</li>
<li>A New Political settlement 1992 - 94: CODESA negotiations; nationalist divisions and communal violence; constitutional agreement and elections, the Government of National Unity; international recognition.</li>
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<p>The PowerPoint includes a timeline task, primary sources, links to a video, exam question examples, and sample writing for the students to analyse.</p>