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Crisis of apartheid 1980s Grade 12 By Mlungisi Zwelihle Gumede The crisis of apartheid began in 1980s when internal and external anti apartheid movements were taking place. Internal challenges who were facing government included the wide spread of violence in African townships and the increase of strikes by the workers. International sanctions weakened the economy and South African business men lost confidence in government, as a result P W Botha used his policy of total strategy and total onslaught to bring about reforms. These strategies or changes aimed to increase security measures to stamp out resistance, to appease Western powers  by making apartheid look less racist. These changes were met with growing internal and external resistance. However in this case it is of benefit to look at the international resistance. The issue of apartheid in South Africa had influenced anti apartheid activists around the world. On 26 June 1959 a group of South African exi...

By Mlungisi Zwelihle Gumede This was the mass movement which began in 1950s that through the application of non-violent protest action aimed to fight for the rights of the former slaves. African Americans in Southern states lived in an unequal world of segregation and oppression. The Jim crow laws were set out to segregate African Americans at both local and states levels from,classrooms,bathrooms,theatres,trains etc. In 1954, the US government passed the 14th and 15th amendments granting citizenship and equal rights to the former slaves.In not latter the white supremacists group called klu Klux klan (KKK) was set up which was against any rights of the African Americans and wanted the continuation of segregation. Many anti racist leaders from within the American community and beyond began to reveal actions against racism and this include Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa parks, Malcom X, Andrew Good man  and other. In 1909 the National Association for Advancement of Coloured People(NA...

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNIST CHINA 1949. By Mlungisi Zwelihle Gumede Looking back at the causes of the cold which was economic systems namely capitalism and communism as well as Nationalism, each leader of each economic systems wanted to expand its economic system. In 1949 a great political upheaval occurred in China which eventually led to the establishment of people's Republic of China (PRC) and communists party rule, Before China was led by Nationalists and they were challenged by communists movements, They undertook a March of about ten thousands kilometre (km) to the north west of China to escape from Nationalists harassment, this resulted to the emergence of Mao Zedong as a communist leader. In 1946 a civil war broke out between Nationalist and communists as a result therefore the Guomintang (Nationalists) were defeated and forced to flee to Taiwan. Then the communist rule Was established in what became known as the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the leader...

By Mlungisi Zwelihle Gumede Road to Democracy 1990-1994 Grade 12 essay question South Africa  was under the policy of Apartheid from around 1940s up until 1994, However from 1990 there were some changes that led to the birth of democratic south Africa and the development of government of National Unity (NU). Therefore this argument is critically discussing on whether the road to Democracy was an easy one or the toughest one, the factors that led to the birth of democratic south Africa, violence/disturbances during the process of negotiations and other vital points concerning the topic. On the 18th February 1989 P.W Botha suffered a stroke and in not latter FW Deklerk was elected into power to administrate South Africa as a president. On 02 February 1990 FW Deklerk made a speech that changed the South African course of history. In his speech he outlined the unbanning of political parties which were previously banned in 1960s and those political parties included African Nation...