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HIS 100 Theme 3: Learning Block 5-3 Historical Context Chart

Prompt: To understand your event, you need to understand the world in which that the event took place. First, list your research topic and the revised research question you plan to address moving forward. Then, choose two secondary sources related to your research topic and provide the citation for each in the chart. You may use secondary sources from previous assignments. Next, explain in the chart what the source tells you about the historical context behind your topic. In the last chart column, explain how the context provided by the source will help you write your thesis statement, answering your research question.

Historical Context Chart

Research Topic: South African arpithied

Selected Revised Research Question: Rewrite the revised research question you would like to address here

Secondary Source Citation

Historical Context of Event

Support Your Thesis Statement

First secondary source citation

https://www.history.com/topics/africa/apartheid

This source provides information regarding the inception, sanctioning and the abolishment of Apartheid in South Africa.

By expounding on the extent of the separation between the white minority individuals from the non-white majority people, this source provides answers to the research question.

Second secondary source citation

A Comparison Between The Segregation Policy Against African Americans And The Apartheid Policy

Serdar Ornek, Feyza Kavi, Baransel Mizrak

This source evaluates the factors that led to racial segregation in the United States and Apartheid in South Africa in addition to expounding on their objectives and operations.

This source analyzes the distinct features of Apartheid and racial segregation thus, providing answers to the research question by revealing how the two policies were implemented.