Past Papers

Question 1

One effect of the women’s liberation movement

Answer 1

the extension of laws that removed discrimination in institutional places

Question 2

What did the women’s liberation movement contribute to?

Answer 2

the Education Amendment Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Question 3

When was the Education Amendment Act?

Answer 3

1972

Question 4

What did the Education Amendment Act cause?

Answer 4

all sexual discrimination in education to be legal.

Question 5

When was the Equal Credit Opportunity Act?

Answer 5

1974

Question 6

What did the Equal Credit Opportunity Act cause?

Answer 6

became illegal to refuse credit on the basis of gender.

Question 7

What effect did the extension of laws have on women?

Answer 7

women had more equal educational opportunities and could find more career opportunities.

Question 8

When did more women go to work for a wider range of jobs than in previous years?

Answer 8

1974

Question 9

What overall effect did the extension of laws for women have on the USA?

Answer 9

became a more accepting society

Question 10

State another effect of the women’s liberation movement

Answer 10

provoked a negative reaction and damaged the women’s movement as a whole.

Question 11

Why did the women’s liberation movement provoke a negative reaction?

Answer 11

took the focus on discrimination at work and institutional places, and equal pay

Question 12

What issues did the women’s liberation movement take focus on?

Answer 12

helping at the local level with small discussion groups

Question 13

What other controversial activities did the women’s liberation movement do?

Answer 13

held many aggressive protests and damaged many company offices

Question 14

What were the women’s liberation movement’s controversial activities against?

Answer 14

the principles and morals of the women’s movement

Question 15

What effect of the watergate scandal?

Answer 15

increased congressional control and led to new laws to be created to prevent another Watergate scandal from happening

Question 16

Give an example of an act that was created after the Watergate scandal

Answer 16

the 1973 War Powers Act

Question 17

What did the 1973 War Power Act lead to?

Answer 17

the president not being able to go to war without Congress’s approval

Question 18

Give an example of another act that was created after the Watergate scandal

Answer 18

the 1974 Freedom of Information Act

Question 19

What did the Freedom of Information Act lead to?

Answer 19

people to have the right to access government documents

Question 20

What effect did the new laws created after the Watergate Scandal?

Answer 20

increased the openness of the government and helped restore faith in the US government, and US politics

Question 21

State another effect of the Watergate Scandal?

Answer 21

it boosted support for the Democratic Party.

Question 22

What happened to the Republican Party after the Watergate Scandal?

Answer 22

they lost many seats in the House of Representatives and Senate, as many thought Republicans were ‘criminals’ and ‘corrupt’.

Question 23

What did the Watergate Scandal cause for American voters?

Answer 23

to value honesty over capability when voting for candidates.

Question 24

What effect did the change in value for American voters have?

Answer 24

people like President Charter who lacked skill were able to gain support as he was honest, likeable and religious, so many trusted him

Question 25

What effect did the Washington Peace March have?

Answer 25

increased the popularity of Martin Luther King as many saw him as a great leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

Question 26

When was the Washington Peace March held?

Answer 26

August 28th 1963

Question 27

How many people attended the Washington Peace March?

Answer 27

more than 250,000 people

Question 28

What did people peacefully protest for during the Washington Peace March?

Answer 28

‘Jobs and Freedom’.

Question 29

What made the Washington Peace March look united and organised?

Answer 29

people sang the National Anthem and religious songs

Question 30

What effect did Martin Luther’s “I have a dream” speech have on the march?

Answer 30

united those who attended and fixed him as the leader of the civil right movement

Question 31

What effect did the Washington Peace March have on the civil rights movement and civil rights in the USA

Answer 31

caused the civil rights movement to become stronger and develop civil rights in the USA more.

Question 32

What effect did the Washington Peace March have on the USA?

Answer 32

caused the USA to become a more equal society, where African-Americans were able to live in a less discriminated society.

Question 33

State another effect of the Washington Peace March

Answer 33

put pressure on President Kennedy and other politicians to move forward on civil rights and to sign civil rights bills

Question 34

What was unique about the Washington Peace March?

Answer 34

it was broadcasted on television across the country and brought people of different backgrounds together

Question 35

What effect did the Washington Peace March have on the USA?

Answer 35

caused the USA to become united, due to sharing positivity over the achievements and for the USA to become a more equal society

Question 36

What happened after the Washington Peace March?

Answer 36

President Johnson signed the Civil Rights BIll of 1964