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PROJECT 1:

TOPIC EXPLORATION WORKSHEET

HIS 100 THEME 1

Part 1

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas interests you the most. You will explore the selected topic a little later in this theme. Mark your selection in the right-hand column.

Drafting of the U.S. Constitution
Mao Zedong’s Rule Over China
South African Apartheid	X
Choose Your Own Topic (insert pre-approved topic here)

In the space below, write a short paragraph about what you already knew about the topic you selected prior to this course, based on your personal history or experiences. This may include assumptions, beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

Apartheid was the practice of racial segregation in South Africa, including Namibia during the 90s. The practice was characterized by political culture, which was authoritarian, and ensured that south Africa was dominated socially, politically and economically.

Part 2

Now that you have identified your topic and described what you already know about the topic, what questions do you still have about the topic that you would like to know? Place your answers in the right-hand column.

Identify one question about the topic that you are curious about.	Since the practice involved segregation, were people hurt?
Describe why this question matters to you personally.	I do not like practices that are unfair to humanity.
Describe why this question matters to society.	The society, as group of different people, is a unit that’s naturally meant to live together in peace and harmony, but not hate each other or fight against each other.
Identify a second question about the topic you are curious about.	What caused people to be segregated?
Describe why this question matters to you personally.	I wish to know, who was behind the segregation of the people. I would feel bad if I was the one segregated.
Describe why this question matters to society.	I consider it very inhuman, when one human segregates another; it is a serious threat to humanity.

Part 3

You are now ready to complete the final part of your Topic Exploration Worksheet. You have chosen a topic, posed some research questions, and are ready to start thinking about what kind of sources you will need to investigate your research questions further. Using the library guide in the Shapiro Library provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested resources (or find your own) and complete the following information for your research questions.

List which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

(Include the title and author of the sources)

Title: Nelson Mandela, Robben Island and the Imagination of a new South Africa

Authors: Taylor and Francis

List which primary sources

would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

(Include the title and author of the sources)

Title: Apartheid has no future. Vital Speeches of the Day

Author: Nelson Mandela

List which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

(Include the title and author of the sources)

Title: Nelson Mandela, Robben Island and the Imagination of a new South Africa

Authors: Taylor and Francis

List which primary sources would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

(Include the title and author of the sources)

Title: Apartheid has no future. Vital Speeches of the Day

Author: Nelson Mandela

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Now that you have gone through the research, describe what you have learned about your topic in one to two paragraphs.

I have learnt that during the apartheid, which involved segregation of people, slavery was practiced, and the slaves required passes to travel away from their masters, who were mostly the British.

I have also learned that the British specifically the United Party government began to move away from the rigid enforcement of the segregationists laws during the world war II.