Black Power is the political name for groups aiming for self determination for black Americans

Separatism is the belief that keeping people separate is the right thing to do; the Black Muslims believed in separating white and black Americans

white supremacists are people who believe that those identified as 'white' are superior to all other races

A pilgrimage is a religious journey to a place of significance; Muslims go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives

The role of Malcolm X in the civil rights movement

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)

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

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which of these statements best describes Malcolm X's early life?

During his time in prison, Malcolm X became involved with a group known as the Nation of...

To make him more distinctive and memorable.

To evade the FBI and other law enforcement bodies.

To reject his family surname that had come from slavery.

Why did Malcolm change his surname to 'X'?

His views on violence and separatism became even stronger.

He no longer encouraged people to turn against White Americans.

How did Malcom X's 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca influence him?

The Greensboro sit-in led to the formation of the...

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

At which university did James Meredith attempt to enrol?

How many protestors took part in the March on Washington?

Under which president were the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act passed?

The success of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s was due to...

Starter Quiz