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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Give TWO consequences of the Birmingham March 1963 | President Kennedy sent in troops and calm was restored/ Mayor had to pass desegregation laws/ Black people able to apply for jobs/ huge impact on CRM because of the extreme racist nature of Birmingham is tackled |
| Year of the Washington March? | 1963 |
| Give two outcomes of the Washington March/event | 300 reporters attended- heavily broadcast from around the world/ MLK "Dream" speech became instantly famous/ assisted the passing of the Civil Rights Bill 1964 |
| Why was the the Civil Rights Act so significant? | It banned discrimination in education, public places and work |
| Why did the Selma to Montgomery March finally succeed in 1965? | Eventually MLK came in to lead; President Johnson sent in federal troops to protect marchers; worldwide publicity |
| What year was the Voting Rights Bill passed? | 1965 |
| Why did Malcolm X reject his original surname? | Many black Muslims replaced their surname with the letter X to represent their lost African name |
| What was the Nation of Islam? | Muslim group who believed that attempts at integration had failed and that it would be better to live separately |
| Why was the Black Power Movement needed in the Civil Rights Movement? Two reasons. | Many younger blacks thought the main CRM was not making enough progress/ methods were too soft/ black people should react to extreme white violence/ by "any means necessary" |
| Impact of Stokely Carmichael? (two) | Set up Lowndes County Freedom Organisation aiming to get black people voting/ community work/ focus on black rights and power/ "black is beautiful" self acceptance |
| Who was James Meredith? | First black student accepted into the University of Mississippi |
| Who founded the Black Panthers? | Bobby Seale and Huey Newton |
| Why did it seem a group like the Black Panthers were needed? | Black Americans suffered police brutality/ white police didn't protect black areas and ghettoes/ very few community programmes were organised for black areas in poverty |
| What were TWO effects of the Black Panther Movement? | Gained widespread support from the black community/ Made the Civil Rights Movement more militant/ Many people rejected this violence/ Some publicity showed the movement to be backwards/ Condemned by MLK |
| Give two consequences of the 1968 Olympics | Highlighted discrimination in sport/ broadcast across the world/ a radical and inspiring show of black power/ controversial/ two athletes sent home/ embarrassed USA during the Cold War |
| Name ONE major riot with dates | New York 1964 Los Angeles 1965 Chicago 1966 Newark and Detroit 1967 Washington 1967 |
| Two causes of the series of riots | Police brutality and long term problems of city living for black people (unemployment/overcrowding/poor services) |
| What was the impact of the Watts Riot? | 34 dead, 1032 injured, nearly 4000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed |
| When was MLK assassinated? | 4th April 1968 |
| Name one consequence of MLK's death | Widespread riots in over 100 towns/ riots cost $45 million worth of damage/ movement became violent/ many white people turned against the movement |
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