Module 3 – CaseSOUTH AFRICA AND THE END OF APARTHEIDAssignment OverviewSouth Africa is still a country divided. To be sure ending apartheid being done with overt racial discrimination is a major step towards reconciliation and unification of the people. But there is a long way to go.You now know a lot about unification. You’ve discussed it in the context of Germany and Korea two very different countries facing strikingly similar situations.Case AssignmentWhat lessons have you learned in the last two modules that apply to the situation in South Africa? How is it different?Pick one or two of your most important thoughts about German and Korean unification and apply them to the situation in South Africa. Do this in three to five pages and hand it in by the end of this module.Upload your papers for grading.Assignment ExpectationsThe cases in POL 201 generally call for a detailed analysis of a particular situation. In addressing case questions such an analysis requires some historical perspective and a balanced and thorough consideration of challenges facing efforts at unification or at least the peaceful resolution of disputes between peoples in the nation being studied.Module 3 – SLPSOUTH AFRICA AND THE END OF APARTHEIDThe United States played a key role in the end of apartheid. Social movements throughout the U.S. particularly on college campuses had a dramatic effect.Corporations and the government on all levels were pressured to divest assets held in companies that do business in South Africa. It was a successful boycott.What and why was the U.S. involvement in Apartheid?How did it get to be such a big issue?Use the TUI library the journals section and do a bit of research. You may need to search against deep back files.This is a fairly open ended assignment. I want you to write two to three pages of discussion on these questions. Focus your analysis on one or two aspects of the issue as you find some more of interest than others but be sure to at identify all the major forces at work in the development maintenance and eventual demise of official apartheid.Upload your papers for grading.SLP Assignment ExpectationsThe SLP assignments in POL 201 generally call for a detailed analysis of the involvement of U.S. interests in the nation being studied. In addressing SLP questions such an analysis requires some historical perspective and a balanced and thorough consideration of that involvement.threaded discusionCan you think of any other country where the lessons learned from South Africa might apply? Bahrain is a country at strife with King who is a Sunni Muslim but faces revolt from a population that is majority Shiite Muslim. There is also conflict between Muslims and Hindis in India which is also connected to the dispute over Kashmir which is a Muslim region split with Pakistan. These are just some examples many other countries face ethnic conflict as well. Take one country and explain how the lessons learned from this module’s discussion on South Africa apply to this country.
