How much intervention is appropriate for America to take in cases of human rights violations? Class members ponder a question that has lingered since the birth of America with a series of primary sources that reflect the degree to which America intervened in the end of South African apartheid.

Concepts

human rights, apartheid, the universal declaration of human rights, foreign policy

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Connect to a unit on the Universal Declaration for Human Rights
• Have class members bring in articles about current human rights violations
• Bring a discussion on Human Rights Day into a lesson on December events
• Plan a community commemoration of Human Rights Day

Classroom Considerations

• Primary sources may be difficult for learners to see
• Learners should have some prior knowledge on apartheid and South Africa

Pros

• Essential question is clear and thought provoking
• Brings in several events from the 20th century for analysis

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.10