A detailed lesson with a variety of tasks on the presidency of FW de Klerk and how he helped to bring apartheid to an end. It focuses on how his attitude differed from his predecessors, and also the CODESA talks of 1992 including why they broke down. The powerpoint also includes a comprehensive revision session on the later period of the apartheid unit, from 1976 and Soweto onwards up to this point. It also has exam tip guidance and assistance on how to answer exam questions. Quite a large powerpoint.

This is a lesson on PW Botha’s Total Strategy policy programme of 1978 - 1989 designed for the Edexcel Y12 South Africa course (apartheid state to rainbow nation). It looks at what Total Strategy was, how it was a response to the conspiracy of ‘Total Onslaught’ and its different features. It includes source analysis tasks with the O’Malley text on it included and a range of notes and activities with the relevant photocopies of page numbers etc. Also includes Green Pen activities, re-cap questions on 70’s/80s period and information on Botha’s consitutional reforms etc.

This is an A-Level (y12) resource for the Soweto Uprising. It includes information about the causes leading up to it, as well as its impact - including tasks surrounding BBC panorama footage from the period. It goes with a booklet which serves as a revision resource/source booklet.

This is a lesson that focuses on the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 and how anti-apartheid resistance had changed from peaceful to violent. It also looks at the role of MK and Poqo and poses questions and activities around the concept of violent struggle. Has a provenance source worksheet and videos attached.

This is a short booklet with information around Soweto and its impact. It goes hand in hand with the lesson already submitted. Good as a revision resource.

This is a revision and resource booklet covering the general aims of Total Strategy and how it was a response in the 1970s and 1980s by Botha to 'Total Onslaught'. It fits into the South Africa Y12 course.

This lesson looks at the state of emergency declared by Botha in South Africa in 1985. It has re-cap questions on black and white violence in the early 80s, background into the state of emergency and also tasks and source questions. To complete certain tasks the accompanying booklet is required. See my other resources.

Good revision and resource booklet on internal opposition to Botha's Total Strategy in 1970s and early 1980s South Africa. Covers the End Conscription Campaign by SADF, the growth of the UDF, the resurgence of MK etc. Includes source questions.

This is a lesson that focuses on the daily life of Mandela while in captivity at Robben Island. It focuses on his day-to-day routine, his impact while imprisoned and goes well with a resource booklet that is in my other resources.

This lesson looks at the growth of violence in the mid 1980s in South Africa. It focuses on the development of Black against Black violence with tensions high among ANC, IFP, AZAPO, UDF etc. It also focuses on unrest and tension amongst the white communities, notably the breakaway and formation of groups like the Conservative Party and HNP from the NP. It also looks at the far-right paramilitary work of AWB. Source and exam questions.

Revision and resource booklet focusing on wider opposition to Botha's Total Strategy including areas of focus such as the UDF, the boycott campaign and the Vaal Triangle Uprising.

This resource looks at the end of the Portuguese Empire in the South of Africa in the mid-1970s, and how this impacted South Africa and the apartheid state. Looks at different case studies and encourages student led research to deliver presentations on Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe etc.

This resource looks at the violence and unrest that came as a result of Botha's Total Strategy in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It looks at Botha's reforms that came hand in hand with aggression and violence and the impact of them. Works with separate booklet on Township violence and internal opposition.

This booklet goes with the lesson on Black Resistance and White opposition in mid 1980s South Africa. It comments on the differences between the black resistance groups and reasons for white groups splitting from the National Party. Good as a revision/resource booklet.

This is a revision and resource booklet which focuses on the international view of South Africa in the 1980s in reaction to Botha's Total Strategy. It focuses on Reagan and Thatcher's Cold War influenced take on how to approach apartheid as well as the benefits and negative consequences of implementing sanctions on SA. For Y12.

This is a lesson on how the international community reacted to Botha's strategies and policies within South Africa in the context of the Cold War. It focuses on the positives and negatives of economic sanctions, with tasks and activities around newspaper resources and contemporary sources.

This is an accompanying booklet on Mandela’s time at Robben Island. It covers his day-to-day life, recollections and quotes as well as the impact of having Winnie Mandela by his side outside of prison.

This booklet accompanies the lesson on the State of Emergency of 1985. It has various sources, images and information regarding the background to the SOE, its impact etc.

This is a basic worksheet template for a letter activity. In the lesson I have uploaded alongside this, students will use this template to draft a letter to Amnesty International in 1985 on what conditions are like on Robben Island, how prisoners are treated and how much of an impact inmates such as Mandela and Sisulu are making.