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1
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What was ‘The American Dream’?

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The belief that anyone could succeed through hard work.

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What were some goods that were affordable and popular?

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Refrigerators, ovens, vaccum cleaners, cars and televisions.

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Why was demand high during this period?

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Luxury goods were rare during the war.

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What encouraged people to spend money?

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  • Powerful advertising industry
  • ‘Buy now, pay later’ schemes
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How did the sudden appearance of malls affect the in-town businesses?

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It hurt the small businesses as the malls were out-of-town.

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End of the 1950s.

Proportion of US households with a television.

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9 out of 10

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End of the 1950s.

Proportion of US households with a car.

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8 out of 10

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End of the 1950s.

Proportion of US households with a washing machine.

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7 out of 10

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What was the ‘baby boom’?

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A 40% increase in population.

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When did FDR die?

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April 1945

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Who replaced FDR?

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Harry S Truman

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What did Truman call his plans?

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The ‘Fair Deal’

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What were the two main issues Truman tried to tackle?

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Poverty and the rights of African Americans.

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Truman minimum hourly wage increase.

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Raised from 40 cents to 75 cents.

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What did the GI Bill do?

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  • Made cheap home loans available to war veterans
  • Paid grants for ex-soldiers to attend college
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How much money did the government pay to veterans?

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From 1944 to 1949, around $4 billion to 9 million veterans.

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What happened to Truman’s proposal for a national health insurance scheme?

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It was blocked by Republicans.

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What happened to Truman’s attempt to improve rights of African Americans?

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Halted when many Southern politicians voted against it.

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19
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Who was elected president in 1952?

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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What was the state of the country in 1952?

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  • Booming economy
  • Still vast areas of severe poverty
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21
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How much did the average teenager spend a week?

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Early 40s, $1 - $2
In 1957, $10 - $15

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What did teenagers spend their money on?

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Music, cars, fashion, and alcohol.

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What reputation did teenagers have?

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Being independent, rebellions, secretive and aggressive.

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What music was popular among teenagers?

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Rock and roll

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What did the older generation think about Rock and Roll?

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That it was ‘dangerous’ and was linked to teenage crime and gang culture.

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What was the famous Elvis Presley TV performance?

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In 1956; watched by 82% of Americans.

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Average income of elderly compared to average factory earnings.

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In 1960, 68% people over 65 had annual income less than $1000. Average factory earnings over $4000.

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28
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When did the second Red Scare start and finish?

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Immediately after WW2 to mid-‘50s.

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What was the reasons for the second Red Scare?

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  • Containment was failing
  • USSR was powerful, and communist
  • Spies were caught in government jobs
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What people were accused of spying for the USSR?

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  • Alger Hiss, member of US govenment
  • Americans Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, found guilty of spying, executed June 1953.

(These became headline news)

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What did HUAC stand for?

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House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee

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What did the HUAC do?

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Searched for communists in the government, workplaces, media and movie industry.

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Who was Joseph McCarthy?

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A US Senator.

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34
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What did Joe McCarthy claim?

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In 1950, he claimed he had a list of 200 communists working for the government.

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What did people think of McCarthy 1950-55?

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He was seen as an anti-communist hero.

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Why did no-one criticise McCarthy?

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People who did were deemed communists and could be sacked.

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How did ‘McCarthyism’ lose support?

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In 1954, he accused 45 army officers of being communist.
He had no proof. McCarthy’s campaign began to lose public support.

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What was the ‘Civil Rights Movement’?

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The campaign for equal civil rights between black and white Americans.

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What are civil rights?

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Opportunities with regards to employment, housing and education, right to vote and freedom from racial discrimination.

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When did the Civil Rights Movement start and end?

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It began in early ’40s, ended in late ’60s.

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41
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What small successes for the CRM were passed in the 1940s?

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  • ‘Fair Employment Law’, 1941
  • Truman’s 1946 President’s Committee on Civil Rights, to try to eliminate segregation.
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42
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What was the cause of ‘Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, 1954’?

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In 1951, Father of African-American girl Linda Brown took Board of Education to court for his daughter to attend local whites only school.

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What happened when Brown lost the case in Topeka?

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He appealed to the Supreme Court.

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44
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What did the Supreme Court rule in 1954?

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It declared in May 1954 all education boards had to de-segregate schools.

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What was the reaction in Mississippi to the SCOTUS decision?

(To end segregation)

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White Citizens Council formed to ensure segregation would remain.

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1956, number of states not ending segregation.

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In 1956, not a single African-American was attending a white school in six Southern States.

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47
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How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott start?

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Rosa Parks refused to move from the whites only section of the bus.

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48
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When was Rosa Parks arrested?

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1st December 1955

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49
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What did NAACP stand for?

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National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

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50
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What did the NAACP do?

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Helped fight discrimination and segregation.

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51
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Where did the Montgomery bus boycott happen?

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Montgomery, Alabama

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52
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What proportion of the Montgomery Buses’ clients were African Americans?

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About 75%

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53
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What was the outcome of the bus boycott?

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A year after it started, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were illegal.

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54
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What was the Little Rock case?

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Nine African American students tried to attend Central High School in Little Rock.

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55
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In what state is Little Rock?

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Arkansas

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56
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What made the Little Rock case so scandalous?

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The governor of Arkansas sent National Guard soldiers to prevent the black kids from entering.

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57
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When did the black kids try to attend Cental High School?

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September 1957

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58
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What was the outcome of the Little Rock case?

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They won - the kids now had the right to attend the white school.

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Proportion of black students attending white schools 1960.

(Arkansas)

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1960: Arkansas has 2 million black students
Only 2500 were going to white schools.

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States with segregated schools 1962.

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By 1962, still no black children attending white schools in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.

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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 do?

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It gave all African Americans the right to vote.

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62
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Was the CRA 1957 enforced?

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No. Very little was done.

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63
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What were the main Civil Rights protests?

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Alabama, May 1963
Washington DC, August 1963
Selma, March 1965

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64
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In what city was the May 1963 protest?

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Birmingham, Alabama

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65
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Why did MLK protest in Birmingham?

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It was one of the most segregated cities in the USA.

66
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Who was the police chief who ordered to attack the protesters in Birmingham?

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Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor

67
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What happened to the protesters in Birmingham?

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They were attacked by the police with tear gas, cattle prods, dogs and water cannons.

68
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Many people were arrested on the march in Birmingham. How many children were arrested?

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900 children were arrested

69
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How can the Birmingham march be considered a success?

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All of it was shown on TV, which raised awareness.

70
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What did the President do in response to the violence at the Birmingham march?

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He sent in troops to restore order.
He ordered Birmingham to end segregation.

71
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When was the march on Washington DC?

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August 1963

72
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What march happened in August 1963?

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The march on Washington DC

73
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How many people marched in Washington DC?

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About 250,000 people.

74
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What famous speech did King give at the Washington DC march?

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‘I have a dream!’

75
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What march happened in March 1965?

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Selma

76
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When did the Selma march happen?

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March 1965

77
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What did the day of the Selma march come to be known as?

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‘Bloody Sunday’

78
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What happened at the Selma march?

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The protesters were brutally attacked by the police.

79
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When did the sit-ins and freedom rides happen?

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During the early 1960s

80
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What were Freedom Riders?

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Civil rights campaigners who travelled in the whites only sections of buses in protest of segregation.

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A
82
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What were sit-ins?

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African-American students who would sit down in whites only part of cafes and refuse to leave.

83
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How many sit-ins were there 1960-61?

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Around 70,000 campaigners had staged ‘sit-in’ protests across the South.

84
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Who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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Lyndon B Johnson

85
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What day was Kennedy assassinated?

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22nd November 1963

86
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What did the CVR of 1964 do?

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Outlawed racial discrimination in employment and segregation in public spaces.

87
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When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

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1965

88
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What did the Voting Rights Act do?

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Gave all Americans the right to vote.

89
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When were interracial marriages legalised?

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1967

90
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What was the Fair Housing Act?

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Made racial discrimination illegal when buying and renting houses.

91
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When was the Fair Housing Act passed?

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1968

92
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Who was Malcom X?

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Fought for Civil Rights. Was part of the Nation of Islam until 1964.

93
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What was the Nation of Islam?

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Extreme organisation that fought against white society.

94
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What did the Nation of Islam believe?

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  • White society was racist and corrupt
  • Christianity is a white man’s religion
  • Wanted separatism
95
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What organisation did Malcom X set up?

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Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)

96
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How did Malcom X die?

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He was shot by Nation of Islam members while at an OAAU meeting.

97
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What was the Black Panther party?

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An extreme militant group that rejected King’s non-violent ideas.

98
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What did the Black Panther party argue?

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That African-Americans had to protect themselves from white racists using violence if necessary.

99
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What organisations were part of the ‘Black Power’ movement?

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  • Nation of Islam
  • Black Panther Party
100
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What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968 also known as?

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The Fair Housing Act

101
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What were the reforms JFK brought commonly known as?

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‘New Frontier’

102
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What were LBJ’s reform programmes known as?

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‘Great Society’

103
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JFK’s tax policy.

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JFK cut taxes

104
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How much did JFK spend to create new jobs?

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Gave $900 million to businesses to create new jobs

105
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JFK, minimum wage.

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JFK increased the minimum hourly wage

106
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What did JFK do to help the unemployed?

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He opened training schemes.

107
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What did JFK’s Social Security Act do?

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Gave more benefits for the elderly and unemployed.

108
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Were JFK and LBJ D or R?

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They were Democrats

109
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What did JFK do to help those living in poverty?

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He invested $4.9 billion in the clearing of slum areas, and rebuilding neighbourhoods with the proper facilities. He built roads and telephone lines.

110
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Unemployment in 1960 and 1963.

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Unemployment in 1963 was 4.5 million - only 1 million less than 1960.

111
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What year was JFK elected?

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1960

112
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What was the main criticism of the ‘New Frontier’?

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It didn’t do much for unemployment - it only helped people with existing jobs.

113
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What year did LBJ become president?

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1963, after JFK’s death

114
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What was ‘Operation Headstart’?

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LBJ’s policy that gave money to poor schools in cities.

115
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How did LBJ give more money to schools?

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  • ‘Operation Headstart’, for schools in cities
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act, major funding for schools.
116
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What was the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities?

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It gave grants to fund artists and galleries.

117
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LBJ’s reform that gave grants to fund artists and galleries.

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National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities.

118
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What was the Job Corps?

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LBJ’s plan to help high school leavers get jobs.

119
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By how much did LBJ increase the minimum wage?

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From $1.25 to $1.40 an hour.

120
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What did LBJ’s Housing Act do?

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Funded low-income housing.

121
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What did LBJ’s Model Cities Act do?

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Cleared up inner-city slums.

122
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What did LBJ’s Air and Water Quality Acts do?

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Tightened controls over pollution.

123
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What was LBJ’s ‘Medicare’?

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It funded healthcare for the elderly and low income families.

124
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How did LBJ Fund low-income housing?

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Housing Act

125
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How did LBJ clear inner-city slums?

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Model Cities Act

126
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How did LBJ limit pollution?

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Air and Water Quality Acts

127
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How did LBJ fund healthcare for the poor?

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‘Medicare’

128
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How was LBJ perceived by the public?

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  • He dramatically lowered poverty
  • He spent too much on his reforms
  • He supported Vietnam, which was unpopular
129
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African-Americans living in poverty, 1959 and 1970.

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1959: 56% of black families lived in poverty
1970: only 30%

130
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White families living in poverty, 1959 and 1970.

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1959: 18% lived in poverty
1970: only 8%

131
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Unemployment rising or falling, 1968?

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In 1968, unemployment was rising and there was widespread rioting in poorer areas.

132
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What was the ‘Report on women in the workplace’?

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President Kennedy set it up to see what problems there were.

133
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In what year was the report on women in the workplace published?

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1963

134
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(Report on women in workplace)

Percentage of lawyers and doctors who were women.

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Only 4% of lawyers and 7% of doctors were women.

135
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(Report on women in workplace)

What could happen to a woman if she married?

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She could legally be dismissed.

136
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(Report on women in workplace)

Percentage of managers who were male?

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95% of managers were male.

137
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(Report on women in workplace)

Women/Men pay gap?

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Women earned around 60% less than men.

138
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What kicked off feminism? When?

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A book called The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, published in 1963.

139
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What did The Feminine Mystique argue?

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It called for equality between men and women.

140
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When was the Equal Pay Act passed?

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June 1963

141
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What was the Equal Pay Act?

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It made law that women and men should be payed the same amount for the same job.

142
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What did NOW stand for?

A

National Organization for Women

143
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When was NOW established?

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1966

144
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What did NOW campaign for?

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  • Complete equal rights for women
  • Abortion rights
145
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How many members did NOW have?

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Within a few years, it had 40,000 members.

146
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What was the Women’s Liberation movement?

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Younger women who were more extreme in the way the protested.

147
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What did the Women’s Liberation movement colloquially come to be known as?

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‘Women’s Lib’

148
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What did the Women’s Liberation Movement famously disrupt in 1968?

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Miss World Beauty Contest of 1968

149
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When were married couples allowed to use contraceptives?

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1965

150
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When were couples allowed to divorce by ‘mutual consent’?

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1969, in California. Other states soon followed.

151
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When was the ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ passed by Congress?

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1972

152
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Who led the ‘Stop ERA’ campaign?

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Phyllis Schlafly

153
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What did Schlafly argue ERA would lead to?

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That ERA would lead to women in combat, greater abortion rates, unisex bathrooms and homosexual marriages.

154
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Was Schlafly’s campaign successful?

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Yes. ERA failed to become part of the US constitution.

155
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What did ERA state?

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That ‘Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied by the United States or by any State on account of sex.’

156
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When was the ‘Roe v Wade’ case?

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1973

157
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What was one of the key feminist goals?

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To legalise abortion.
To have total equality.

158
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What was the Educational Amendment Act?

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It banned sexual discrimination in education - that girls can study same subjects as boys.

159
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What did SCOTUS rule in 1973, pertaining to the ‘Roe v Wade’ case?

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That women in all states had the right to a safe, legal abortion.

160
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What did the ‘Roe v Wade’ case entail?

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  • Lawyers argued that 21yo ‘Roe’ (real name Norma McCorvey) had the right to an aborition.
  • Roe already had two children both of which had been put up for adoption.
161
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When was the Educational Amendment Act passed?

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1972

162
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What important reform for women’s rights was passed in 1972?

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The Educational Amendment Act.

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