SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY
POST WORLD WAR II
CREATED BY MR K WHITLOCK
2020
, Content
• Module 6: Turning points in Modern South African History since 1948
• Unit 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights after World War II
• Unit 2: Definition of racism
• Unit 3: 1948: The National Party and Apartheid
• Unit 4: 1950s: Repression and non-violent resistance to Apartheid
• Module 8: Turning points in South African History: 1960, 1976 and
1990
• Unit 1: 1960: The Sharpville massacre and Langa march
• Unit 2: 1976: Soweto uprising
• Unit 3: 1990: Release of Nelson Mandela and the unbanning of the liberation
movements
, Module 6: Turning points in Modern
South African History since 1948
• Unit 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights after World War II
• At the end of World War II the world leaders wanted the world to be a
better place
• The leaders were shocked by the way people were treated in World
War II
• Specifically the Jews in Europe and the Chinese in Asia
• The actions of the Nazis and the Japanese were based off racist beliefs
that they were superior
• World leaders wanted to prevent this from happening again and thus
they formed the United Nations to protect humans rights of all
, The United Nations and Human Rights
• The UN was formed in 1945, when world leaders wanted to prevent
another World War from occurring
• The Headquarters are in New York and their main aims are as follows:
• Maintain peace in the world
• Promote economic and social development
• Protect fundamental human rights
• In December 1948 the UN drew up the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
• In here it states that all people, whatever their race, gender or religion, are equal and
have the same rights.
• These rights include freedom of speech and movement, right to vote to elect
government and to work
• It also states that people should be free from slavery and torture
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