when the right to vote is taken away from a group of people

an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live, especially a poor area

Martin Luther King and peaceful protest

History

Causes of the 'boom'

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America

The Red Scare in 1920s America

Racial tension in early 20th century America

American society in the 1920s

Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America

American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

The Wall Street Crash

The Great Depression

President Hoover and the 1932 presidential election

Effects of the Great Depression on American society

Roosevelt's New Deal

Opposition to the New Deal

1930s American popular culture

World War Two and the US economy

World War Two and US society

American recovery from the Great Depression

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

Post-war American popular culture

McCarthyism and the second Red Scare

Change in Post-War America

Segregation in the USA

Direct action and the Civil Rights Movement

Black Power and the Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights legislation in the 1960s

The New Frontier and Great Society

The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Social and civil progress in the USA, c.1950-1973

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Write the missing word. {{}} is when the right to vote (the franchise) is taken away from a group of people.

Which African American is often considered the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?

What type of protest was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s committed to?

In which Northern city did the leader of the Civil Rights Movement lead a freedom movement in 1966?

the police force in Birmingham was supportive

the police force in Birmingham was violent

Why was a large-scale civil rights campaign staged in Birmingham in 1963?

African Americans continue to suffer from disenfranchisement

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Write the missing word: Direct action aimed to attract {{}} attention.

Identify the example which was **not** a form of direct action.

Who emerged as a civil rights leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Write the missing region. The Freedom Riders travelled through the American {{}} during 1961.

it made opponents realise that they were wrong

put pressure on the federal government to act

forced the Supreme Court to outlaw more racist laws

Identify the outcomes which were **not** benefits of publicity for civil rights campaigners using direct action.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Martin Luther King and peaceful protest

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.