Edexcel AS History Pursuing Life and Liberty
Equality in the USA 1945-68
Published on 25. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-1-4441-5213-5 (ISBN)
Description
Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68. Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam. - Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes CONTENTS: Introduction Section 1: Signs of change, 1945-1955 President Truman and Civil Rights The NAACP and education The extent of change by 1955 Exam focus Section 2: The Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1968 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Little Rock campaign Sit-ins and freedom rides From Albany to Birmingham March on Washington and the Civil Rights Act (1964) Voting rights: 1957-1965 Martin Luther King's northern campaigns Opposition to civil rights Key players: King, Kennedy and Johnson Achievements of peaceful protest Exam focus Section 3: Black Nationalism and Black Power Malcolm X Black Panthers Exam focus Section 4: Protest culture and the 1960s Mass culture Feminism Exam focus Glossary Timeline Answers
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
212 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-5213-5 (9781444152135)
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Persons
Robin Bunce teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. He has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE. Laura Gallagher teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. She has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE.
Content
Introduction Section 1: Signs of change, 1945-1955 The position of black Americans in 1945 President Truman and Civil Rights The NAACP and education The extent of change by 1955 Exam focus Section 2: The Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1968 Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Little Rock campaign Sit-ins and freedom rides From Albany to Birmingham March on Washington and the Civil Rights Act (1964) Voting rights: 1957-1965 Martin Luther King's northern campaigns Opposition to civil rights Key players: King, Kennedy and Johnson Achievements of peaceful protest Exam focus Section 3: Black Nationalism and Black Power Malcolm X The radicalisation of SNCC and CORE Black Panthers Exam focus Section 4: Protest culture and the 1960s Mass culture Counter-culture and the anti-war movement Feminism Exam focus Glossary Timeline Answers