Nelson

Question 1

Civil Rights movement

Answer 1

• Church played a part in the Civil Rights movement in 1960s.
• Martin Luther King led marches and demonstrations to end racial segregation.
• Christian teachings and beliefs underpinned his protests.
• Religion led to instability as people questioned the segregation.
• Led to law change and introduction of civil rights all people of all colours.

Question 2

Iranian Revolution

Answer 2

• In the 1970s, religious leaders used religion to stop westernisation and remove secular ideas.
• Religious leaders believed that Iran had become polluted by western ways.
• They wanted to turn Iran back into an Islamic society based on teachings of the Qur’an.
• An Islamic state was re-instated, which meant everyone had to follow strict Sharia law e.g. women have to be veiled in public, boys and girls were to be educated separately.