Pressure Groups

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Pressure Groups

• Mrs Wheeler

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• What is a pressure groups? Use the page below to
  help you to explain.
• http//www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what_are_pres
  sure_groups.htm
• Using the page below name three pressure groups.
• http//websites.ntl.com/wellclge/depts/history/mo
  dule3/pres_grps.htm
• From the work you have been doing so far in
  Module 4 can you name two pressure group
  campaigns?
• Click for next page!

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Make Poverty History

• What were the aims of the campaign?
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4234811.stmaims
• Click for next page!

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Was it a success?

• Read the BBC news article attached to decide
  whether you feel that the Make Poverty History
  Campaign was a success?
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4663659.stm
• Click for the next page!

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Making child poverty history

• What is UNICEF asking governments to do regarding
  Aid?
• http//www.unicef.org.uk/campaigns/campaign_detail
  .asp?campaign17
• Why would this be a successful way to help end
  child poverty?
• Click for the next page!

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Over to you!!!!

• Using the information from the web pages in this
  power point create either a power point or
  publisher document summarising the key themes of
  the Jubilee 2000 and the Make Poverty History
  campaigns. Include the following information-
• Aims of the two campaigns
• Ways that the campaigns put pressure on
  governments
• Their successes