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6. The Cold War: Extra Resources
On these pages you can find useful websites for the Cold War along with historians' texts that students might find enjoyable to develop their understanding further. There are also some suggestions for...
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October blog: 60th Anniversary of Cuban missile crisis Free
Anniversaries of key historical events provide an opportunity to examine in more detail these events and to assess their long-term impact. This month sees two significant anniversaries - both of which...
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Topic 15. Developments in South Africa, 1880 - 1994
This section focuses on the history of South Africa between 1880 and 1994 - from the impact of the discovery of gold and diamonds and the conflict between the Boers and the British to the establishment...
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2. Causes of the South African War (1899–1902) Free
The South African War of 1899 to 1902 - also known as the Second Boer War - had profound consequences for the future of South Africa as well as for the British - who faced international humiliation by...
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Developments in South Africa: Essay planning
Here are some example of essay questions on this topic for you to plan - with some hints to help you. Write the following essay: To what extent were economic factors the main reason for the South African...
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3. Course and results of the South African War
The South African War did not turn out in the way the British had anticipated. Although the British overcame their initial setbacks and seemed to have secured victory by 1900, the Boers did not surrender....
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4. Policies of Smuts and Hertzog (1910–1948)
The Union of South Africa was declared in 1910 and after this, successive white governments enacted policies that gave control of the land and economy to a white minority, entrenched urban segregation,...
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5. The National Party: policies 1966 to 1980
John Vorster took over as Prime Minister of South Africa following the assassination of Verwoerd in 1966. However, the change of leadership did not change the Apartheid policy or the laws underpinning...
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1. The Boers, British and discovery of minerals
In the second half of the 19th Century, South Africa was occupied by first the Dutch and then the British. The conflict between these two European races to control the land, and the mineral reserves...
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September: Gorbachev's legacy Free
‘The most significant political leader globally of the second half of the 20th century and one of the greatest reformers in Russian history’ Archie Brown “We see the best side of Gorbachev. The Soviets...