South Africa: History in an Hour

South Africa: History in an Hour
Anthony Holmes

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.With the passing of Nelson Mandela, ‘the father of the nation’, comes the end of an era, and the moment to look back on his remarkable saving, and remaking, of South Africa. After years of oppression and racial inequality, concentrated violence and apartheid, Mandela led the country to unite ‘for the freedom of us all’ as the country’s first black President.SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORY IN AN HOUR gives a lively account of the formation of modern South Africa, from the first contact with seventeenth-century European sailors, through the colonial era, the Boer Wars, apartheid and the establishment of a tolerant democracy in the late twentieth century. Here is a clear and fascinating overview of the emergence of the ‘Rainbow Nation’.Know your stuff: read about South African history in just one hour.

SOUTH AFRICA

History in an Hour

Anthony Holmes

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History in an Hour is a series of ebooks to help the reader learn the basic facts of a given subject area. Everything you need to know is presented in a straightforward narrative and in chronological order. No embedded links to divert your attention, nor a daunting book of 600 pages with a 35-page introduction. Just straight in, to the point, sixty minutes, done. Then, having absorbed the basics, you may feel inspired to explore further. Give yourself sixty minutes and see what you can learn . . .

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Contents

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Title Page (#u6a3da61c-edc0-5674-97b0-9011ba4b740e)

Copyright

About History in an Hour

Introduction

White Settlers Arrive in South Africa

‘The Great Trek’ from British Rule

Self Government for the Cape Colony

The War between the Zulus and the White Colonists

The Boers Versus the British

The National Party of South Africa

The Struggle for Equality

Apartheid

Black Resistance and the Sharpeville Massacre

International Pressure and Internal Armed Resistance

Right-Wing Extremism and the AWP

Global Condemnation of Apartheid

The Tri-Cameral Parliament

The Struggle Escalates

Towards a Better Future for All

The New South African Constitution

Appendix 1: Key Players

Appendix 2: Timeline of South Africa

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