Practice essay - the 1981 Springbok tour - NCEA Level 1 history

Achievement standard 1.5: describe a historical development, in an essay

Use the feature the 1981 Springbok tour and your own knowledge to write the following essay.

How did issues relating to sporting contact with South Africa cause tensions in New Zealand's relations with other countries between 1960 and 1981?

How did New Zealand governments respond to these issues?

Ensure that your essay has:

• an introduction, which has an opening statement of two or three sentences that clearly state what the essay is about
• a main body, consisting of a series of sequenced and structured paragraphs that contain generalisations with supporting evidence
• a conclusion or brief statement that sums up your answer to both parts of the essay question.

The ideas, below, will help you. You must add your own knowledge as well.

• no Maoris, no tour
• cancellation of tours
• Montreal Olympics
• Gleneagles Agreement