Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising

Origin date: 2019
Updated: 19 Mar 2023

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Summary

“Genocide Masquerading” uncovers the implications of US foreign policy on the rise and decline of apartheid, looking specifically at the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the 1976 Soweto Uprising. By comparing Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Ford, and Carter foreign policy responses, this thesis creates a comparative analysis of how effective, or ineffective, the United States was during pivotal moments in apartheid history.

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01Forsee, Jessica P., "Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising" (2019). Georgia Southern University Honors Program Theses. Accessed on 7 March 2023

Last updated · 19 Mar 2023

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South African History Online. (2023, March 19). Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151965

South African History Online (2023) 'Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151965 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).

South African History Online, Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151965, (accessed 29 August 2026).

"Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2023, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151965. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising." South African History Online. March 19, 2023. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0151965.