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5. The impact of the Civil War
This page explores the impact that the US Civil War had in the Northern and Southern states. The four points of specified content for this Inquiry Topic are: What was the political impact of the Civil...
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b. Role of political and military leaders
Specified content Role of political and military leaders including Abraham Lincoln This page examines the significance of political and military leadership in the Civil War in determining its direction...
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a. Military and economic strengths and weaknesses of the Union and the Confederacy
This page examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Union and the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War Key Concept - Signficance: How significant were the economic strengths of the Union at the...
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2. Long-term causes of the Civil War
This page explores further the growing tensions over the different political, social and economic developments taking place in the northern and southern states of America. The four points of specified...
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d. Political participation
Political participation was not a factor in the actions of the anti-apartheid groups until the late 1980s. Before this time, the key anti-apartheid groups were banned and no dialogue with the South African...
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2. How did the anti-apartheid movement create change?
The anti - apartheid movement post 1948 started by pursuing non-violent methods in its attempts to secure change in the system. However, continued government violence against apartheid activists, and...
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The movement against Apartheid in South Africa Free
In the 1940s, the South African government formally established apartheid (“apartness”) as a legal system to divide racial groups into a social hierarchy. This example examines the popular protest movement...
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3. How was the civil rights movement opposed?
There was extreme opposition to the civil rights movement in the South - both from the State governments and from ordinary people. This opposition took various forms but was often violent in nature. Inquiry...
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d. Importance of culture in the civil rights movement
The Civil Rights Movement used cultural influence to achieve its goals; it used music, visual media, speeches and literature. Prominent artists, playwrights, authors, photographers all got involved in...
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c. Use of violent methods
Not all black Americans supported the Civil Rights movement and its non-violent approach to achieving civil rights. In the mid 1960s violent riots took place in many cities; large areas of cities such...