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What was the significance of the plessy vs ferguson case

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It upheld louisiana state law that allowed for equal but seperated accomodation for the white and coloured races

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What were the Jim Crow laws

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State and local laws introduced in mostly southern states which forced racial segregation

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When were the jim crow laws introduced

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Late 19th and 20th century

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What is segregation

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Seperation of people based on features, race, religion etc.

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Why did the civil rights movement grow in the 1950s

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-better education
-television
-growth of cities

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What does the NAACP stand for

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National Association for the Advancement of Coloured people

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When was the NAACP set up

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1909

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What were the NAACP’s main aims

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Campaigned for integration and to overthrow plessy vs ferguson

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NAACP’s main tactics

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Provided evidence that facilities were not equal

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What does CORE stand for and when was it set up

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Congress Of Racial Equality, 1940

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What date was Rosa Parks arrested

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1st of december 1955

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Why was Rosa Parks arrested

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She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus

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What was the montgomery bus boycott

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The boycott of buses in montgomery due to the racial injustice such as Rosa Parks arrest

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How long did the montgomery bus boycott last

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From the 5th of December 1955 to December the 20th 1956

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Who worked for the NAACP

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Rosa Parks

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When was segregation abolished in schools

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1954

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What was the name of the court case which made racial segregation illegal

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Brown vs board of education

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what did the browder vs gayle change and when

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It ended bus segregation, 1956

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What is so significant about the murder of Emmet Till

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A black boy who was falsely accused and then murdered by two white men. So bad the only way they could tell it was him was via dental records

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What did Emmet Tills parents do at his funeral

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Left an open casket to spread awareness and to show how bad it was

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What was the little rock 9

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9 black students who were meant to attend a previously segregated school were denied entrance by an angry mob of white parents and civilians. Federal troops got involved

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What year did the little rock highschool crisis happen

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1957

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What were the first greensboro sit in and when did it happen

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4 black students refused to give up seats to black students students at lunch, 1960

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What were the freedom rides and when did they happen.

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Protests against segregated buses in the south. Blacks and whites joined in protesting together

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What did James Meredith do and when
Enrolled at university in 1962
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Why was what James Meredith did so significant
He was the first black African American to study at Mississipi university-he was guarded 24 hours a day
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What was Campaign C Birmingham Alabama and when did it happen
Protests to overturn the strict segregation rules and to get awareness of what was happening, 1963
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What was the march on washington and when did it happen
A march which advocated for civil rights and economic rights of African Americans, 28th of August 1963
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What were the civil rights act and when did it happen
Laws which made it illegal to discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.
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Who was Malcom X
A black activist
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When was Malcom X assassinated
1965
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What was the selma to montgomery and when did it happen
Marhches along the 54-mile highway from selma to montgomery which protested voting rights for African Americans, 1965
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What was the voting rights act and when did it happen
It prohibited racial discrimination in voting, 1965
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Who were the black panthers and when did it get set up
It was a black power political organisation which was set up in 1966
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What was the Kerner report and when did it happen
It examined the racial unrest in American cities, 1968
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What did two American runners do at the mexico olympics
Black power salut on the podium
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What year did china become communist
1949
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What percentof France's war with Vietnam were the USA paying for
80%
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Why were the USA spending so much to support the French
They wanted to contain communism and fear indochina would become fully communist
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When was the battle of Dien Bien Phu
1954
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What was Dien Bien Phu
A mountaineous area which the French fortified and sent 16000 men to they dropped in supplies
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What was the problem with dropping in supplies
It was difficult to parachute the supplies into the area where the french were so the supplies were picked up by the Vietminh
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What was stage one of the vietminh's attack on Dien Bien Phu
Bombardment of the French base
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What was stage two of the Vietminh's attack on Dien Bien Phu
Attacking the French base and disrupting supply lines
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What was stage three of the Vietminh's attack on Dien Bien Phu
One final all out attack which wiped out the French troops
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What advantage did the Vietminh have
They knew the area better than the french
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What is a domino effect
Once one thing happens lots of things linked to it happens as well
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What was the ARVN
The south Vietnamese army
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What does SEATO stand for
South East Asia Treaty Organisation
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Why did Diem make America increase involvement in Vietnam
Diem was a bad ruler who rigged elections, and hunted down Vietminh members
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Why was it a problem that Diem was hated
America feared that he could of got overthrown and a communist could of taken charge
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What is pacification
Winning over the 'hearts and minds' of the local population so they don't support guerillas
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What is a counter-insurgency
Fighting guerillas both by winning the support of the local population
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What were strategic hamlets
Large guarded villages with facilities such as schools so the vietcong couldn't recruit villagers
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Why did the strategic hamlets not work
They did not provide enough food and villagers were reluctant to move due
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How did foreign aid make the vietcong more of a threat
China and the USSR provided ammunition, weapons and troops
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How did local support make the Vietcong more of a threat
Vietcong won local support with propaganda
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How did time make the Vietcong more of a threat
It was their country and it didn't matter how long it took to win
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What and when was the gulf of Tonkin incident
Two American ships fired at Vietnamese torpedo boats and sunk two Vietnamese boats.
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What happened due to the gulf of Tonkin incident
Congress passed the gulf of tonkin resolution
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What did the gulf of tonkin resolution mean
It gave Johnson "free reign" to do whatever he wanted with the military in Vietnam without congress
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Consequences of the gullf of tonkin incident
-The vietcong were urged to target Us bases -on December 2nd 1964, fighting began in Binh Gia
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Advantages of US soldiers-tactic
Ground troops could now protect American air bases
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Disadvantages of US troops tactic
Draft was not popular and led to protests
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What was the Vietnamese tactic of hanging on to the belt
Staying so close to the Americans that using aircrafts would only kill there own troops
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What percentage of deaths in the Vietnam war were due to Vietnamese booby traps
11%
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What was the TET offensive
Surprise attacks on South Vietnam- the north vietnamese got into the US embassy and other places
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What impacts did the TET offensive have on America
-humiliation -US politicians were growing anti war
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What was Vietnamisation
The gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while making it look honourable
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Why did Vietnamisation fail
Training was no longer funded by USA and the quality dropped
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How and why did America expand the war
They invaded Laos and Cambodia in 1970 to destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail (VC supply line)
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Who protested against the Vietnam war
Civil rights protestors, students, draft dodgers and Vietnamese Veterans
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What was the My Lai massacre
A mass murder committed by American troops on a Vietnamese village with women, children and old men. Everyone was killed and it was led by lieutenant Calley
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How did civil right protestors protest
-Refused to be drafted -famous figures delivered speeches
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How did students protest against the vietnam war
Large marches
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How did draft dogers avoid the draft
-Fled to other countries to avoid being arrested -Faked medical conditions
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How did the media play a part in turning americans against the war
Posting things American troops were doing in Vietnam - my lai massacre
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How many civilians died in the my lai massacre
347
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What is the silent majority
The people who are not prostesting and are in support of the war but not voicing there opinions
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How many letters did nixon recieve after the silent majority speech
80,000
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Who were the 'hard hats'
Construction workers who saw a protest going on which was anti-vietnam war. On there lunch break they beat up protestors and the police did little to stop them
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Why did the war in Vietnam end
-Congress no longer willing to fund the war -Nixon wanted peace before his re-election in 1972 -number of casualties
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When was the Paris peace accords
27th of January 1973
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What was agreed at the Paris peace accords
-A ceasefire to begin -No more US aid to the ARVN -The US could not interfere with Vietnamese politics or military
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How and when was the Paris peace accords broken
Onthe 30th of April 1975, North Vietnam broke the ceasefire and launched a successful invasion of South Vietnam and Vietnam is then reunited under a communist government a year later
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Was the Vietnam war a success for the USA
No the reason why they went to Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism however Vietnam ended up becoming communist and as a result lots of people died and lots of money was spent
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Why did the USA fail in Vietnam
-Lots of American soldiers were using drugs -Most soldiers were drafted-they didn't care as much or have the skills -average age of the American soldier was 19-22

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