Flashcards
The Divided Union: USA 1945-75-- Changes in the Civil Rights Movement 1963-1970
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- 1Give TWO consequences of the Birmingham March 1963President 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
- 2Year of the Washington March?1963
- 3Give two outcomes of the Washington March/event300 reporters attended- heavily broadcast from around the world/ MLK "Dream" speech became instantly famous/ assisted the passing of the Civil Rights Bill 1964
- 4Why was the the Civil Rights Act so significant?It banned discrimination in education, public places and work
- 5Why 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
- 6What year was the Voting Rights Bill passed?1965
- 7Why did Malcolm X reject his original surname?Many black Muslims replaced their surname with the letter X to represent their lost African name
- 8What was the Nation of Islam?Muslim group who believed that attempts at integration had failed and that it would be better to live separately
- 9Why 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"
- 10Impact 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
- 11Who was James Meredith?First black student accepted into the University of Mississippi
- 12Who founded the Black Panthers?Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
- 13Why 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
- 14What 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
- 15Give two consequences of the 1968 OlympicsHighlighted 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
- 16Name ONE major riot with datesNew York 1964
Los Angeles 1965
Chicago 1966
Newark and Detroit 1967
Washington 1967 - 17Two causes of the series of riotsPolice brutality and long term problems of city living for black people (unemployment/overcrowding/poor services)
- 18What was the impact of the Watts Riot?34 dead, 1032 injured, nearly 4000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed
- 19When was MLK assassinated?4th April 1968
- 20Name one consequence of MLK's deathWidespread riots in over 100 towns/ riots cost $45 million worth of damage/ movement became violent/ many white people turned against the movement