History A-Level
Soweto Uprising
What Soweto Uprising means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Soweto Uprising
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Unrest that began on 16 June 1976 when pupils marched and police opened fire, exposing the state’s brutality, spreading unrest across South Africa and radicalising a generation.
Topics that use Soweto Uprising
- Redefining resistance and challenges to National Party power, 1968–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Black Consciousness
- Economic constraints
- Exile and internal resistance
- International solidarity and diplomacy
- Isolation of the apartheid regime
- Leadership and organisation
- Political legitimacy
- Resistance and repression
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