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

existing between states; for example, buses travelling between states

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

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 peace marches (1963) and Freedom Summer (1964)

The Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a mix of violent and non-violent direct action

The widespread use of what type of tactic led to greater support of the civil rights movement from black and white Americans?

What word describes existing between states; for example, buses travelling between states?

Put the following events of the civil rights movement from 1960-1965 in order, starting with the earliest.

reduced support for white supremacy organisations

the work and dedication of civil rights organisations

Which of the following were key reasons for the civil rights movement's success from 1960-1965?

Kennedy bowed to Republican pressure and changed his mind.

Kennedy was assassinated so his vice-president took over.

Kennedy had only promised to pass the act to get more votes.

Kennedy stepped down as president so his vice-president took over

Why did President Johnson, not President Kennedy, pass the Civil Rights Act (1964)?

The support of which president led to rapid progress in the civil rights movement and greater federal intervention?

temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome inequalities

the act of signing up to do something - for example, voting

to officially register as a student on a university course

the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal

Match the keyword to its correct definition.

Who became president in 1960 with lots of support from black Americans?

Which president successfully passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965?

banned any discrimination in voting and voter registration

gave federal agents the power to act against discrimination in registration

Which of the following was included in the Civil Rights Act (1964)?

Several civil rights leaders from which organisations decided to campaign for further change following the Civil Rights Act (1964)?

Starter Quiz