when something is not carried out fairly or justly it is called injustice

civil rights are the rights of everyone to have political and social freedom and equality

direct action is the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation

when you refuse to use a service as a form of protest, it is known as a boycott

sit-ins are a form of protest when you sit somewhere and refuse to move

Civil rights organisations in the 20th century

History

Segregation and discrimination in the USA

Progress in education, 1954-60

The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-6)

Martin Luther King Jr and the early civil rights movement

Early opposition to the civil rights movement

The changing position of black Americans by 1960

Greensboro and the sit-in movement

Freedom rides: protests and progress for civil rights (1961)

The James Meredith case (1962)

The peace marches (1963) and Freedom Summer (1964)

The Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965)

Reasons why the civil rights movement was more successful from 1960 to 1965

The role of Malcolm X in the civil rights movement

The emergence of the Black Power movement

The Black Panther Party

The riots of 1965-67 and the Kerner Report (1968)

King's campaign in the North

How successful was the civil rights movement by 1975?

French Indochina

Containment and the Domino Theory

Vietcong resistance

Gulf of Tonkin incident

The Tet Offensive

US involvement in Vietnam

The effect of Vietnamisation on US policy in Vietnam

The expansion of the war into Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam, 1969-1972

Opposition to the Vietnam War in the US

Support for the Vietnam War in the US

Changing US policy in Vietnam, 1969-1972

Peace negotiations to end the Vietnam War, 1968-1972

The Paris Peace agreement, 1973

US weaknesses in the Vietnam War

North Vietnamese strengths in the Vietnam War

Impact of the Vietnam War

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

Modern depth studies

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Civil rights organisations only worked in the northern states.

Civil rights organisations worked across the USA.

The NAACP and CORE were established in northern states.

Members of the NAACP and CORE participated in demonstrations in the  South.

Where were the civil rights organisations based?

The NAACP chose to fight racial injustice in the courts.

By 1919, the NAACP had failed to challenge any form of segregation.

By 1919, the NAACP had around 90 000 members, made up only of Black Americans.

By 1946, the NAACP had around 600 000 members.

Which of the following statements about the NAACP are correct?

CORE used non-violent direct action to challenge segregation.

CORE used violent action to challenge segregation.

CORE was set up by a group of Black and White students.

CORE was was set up by a group of Black students.

Which of the following statements about CORE is correct?

the rights of everyone to political and social freedom and equality

the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal

when you refuse to use a service as a form of protest

The keyword used to describe the non-violent protest that took place in Greensboro 1960 under the organisation of CORE is...

Which famous civil rights leader started their journey as an activist in a church?

Which laws segregated all public facilities, schools, restaurants and theatres?

Every southern state and some of the northern states of the USA

Which of these statements best describes the areas affected by segregation in the USA?

All Black Americans had the right to vote.

Black Americans faced political discrimination.

Many Black Americans were stopped from voting by violence.

Many Black Americans could not vote for a political representative.

Which of the following describe the treatment of Black Americans in politics?

Which word means 'to kill someone for an offence without a trial'?

Complete the sentence. The outcome of Plessy v Ferguson was that segregation was legal as long as it was ...

Plessy v Ferguson was passed in the Supreme Court.

Plessy v Ferguson was passed in the local courts.

Plessy v Ferguson was passed in the State Supreme Courts.

Plessy v Ferguson was passed in the Federal Courts.

In which court was Plessy v Ferguson passed?

Civil rights organisations in the 20th century

Lesson outcome

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