Modern History – Apartheid – 1924-1960 – Legislation and Resistance

A PowerPoint presentation which continues on from the Historical Context lesson. It introduces students to various South African politicians from 1924 onwards beginning with James Hertzog. Ideologies / motives + political actions are outlined. Students take notes from the underlined information. Early laws like the ‘Immorality Act’ (1927) are explained. The Sauer Report (1948) is explained. There are some extracts from biographies and autobiographies about Nelson Mandela as well as the Cambridge Senior Modern History textbook. This is followed by laws and policies introduced by the National Party after the General Election up until 1957.

Resources designed for the new senior Modern History syllabus (implemented in QLD in 2019). The syllabus objectives would also be useful more broadly for English students in other states and countries with an interest in the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa (1948-1994).