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Article outline
[edit]The opening paragraph (or lead section) should concisely convey:
- The name of the movement or campaign (including alternate names).
- When did it happen?
- Who participated in it?
- Why did it happen?
- What was the outcome?
- What was its significance, if any?
The article body can be structured along these lines:
- The historical background to the conflict, including preceding conflicts, the political situation, organizational preparedness, and tactics or strategies previously employed.
- The causes of the conflict.
- The trigger, if notable. For example, the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson triggered a sequence of events that led to Bloody Sunday. Take care to distinguish a trigger or pretext from the underlying causes that allowed the event to trigger a campaign/movement.
- A summary of the conflict. When a campaign/movement is large, it can often be divided into phases (chronology), geographic regions, or topically. Don't describe individual events in detail; refer to a separate article on the event/incident and just explain the result of the event/incident and its consequences for the movement.
- How the campaign/movement came to an end. What negotiations were agreed to, what were their conditions, and were they executed?
- What were the consequences of the campaign/movement? Who did it affect? What happened next? Did the campaign/movement lead to a resolution or to further events/incidents? Were there significant advances in tactics or strategies?