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

temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome the inequalities in schooling

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

History

Segregation and discrimination in the USA

Civil rights organisations in the 20th century

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)

Which two organisations launched the Birmingham campaign?

The temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome the inequalities in schooling were known as {{ }}.


March on Washington for jobs and freedom plan

What did Martin Luther King Jr write in April 1963?

How many civil rights protestors were at the 'March on Washington' in August 1963?

What was organised in June 1964 to reignite the Civil Rights Movement following the assassination of President Kennedy?

Which act was signed by President Johnson in 1964?

to officially register as a student on a university course

the use of demonstrations or protest to achieve a goal

groups with both black and white Americans

Match the keywords with their definitions

Which of the following groups came together to organise Freedom Rides?

In which year had the Supreme Court had ordered interstate bus terminals and stations to desegregate.

Which president supported the enrolment of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi with federal troops.

Who were the first black students to enrol at the University of Alabama on 11th June 1963? 

{{ }} is the act of signing up to be able to vote, which often involves meeting certain criteria. 

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