Race Relations

This unit focuses on relations between races using case studies concentrating on different perspectives of people, and how these events are of significance to New Zealanders.

Learning Intentions:

1. Understand the position of Blacks in American society in the mid-1950’s.

2. Understand why and how Blacks sought to bring about change to their position in America up to 1965

3. Understand the new methods tried by Blacks to bring about change to their position in America in the 1960’s.

4. Investigate 3 case studies of times where race relations have had significant impact on New Zealand or New Zealanders (e.g. Maori during WWII, Maori urbanisation after WWII, Bastion Point, 1975 Land March, Raglan Golf Course, Waitangi Day, Nazi Germany, Apartheid in South Africa, Balkan Wars, East Timor, Rwanda, Fiji Coup, etc)

5. Understand the experiences of people in this setting, and compare the experiences of people in this setting with students own experiences.

Achievement Standards covered:

2.1 (91229) Carry out an inquiry of an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders

2.2 (91230) Examine an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders

Concepts:

Values

Racism

Segregation

Multi/bi/mono-culturalism

Protest

Achievement Objective:

Understand how historical forces and movements have influenced the causes and consequences of events of significance to New Zealanders.

Indicators:

• Identifies and explains the force that influenced a movement
• Makes links between a force and multiple contexts, for example, nationalism in South Africa compared with new Zealand, Australia, and the US
• Describes how a movement influenced past events
• Identifies how a force has influenced the causes of past events
• Identifies how a force has influenced the consequences of past events