Edexcel AS History My Revision Notes: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68 - Softcover

Laura Gallagher; Robin Bunce

 
9781444152135: Edexcel AS History My Revision Notes: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68

Synopsis

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68.



Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Pursuing Life and Liberty: Equality in the USA, 1945-68 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam.



- Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes



CONTENTS:



Introduction



Section 1: Signs of change, 1945-1955

President Truman and Civil Rights

The NAACP and education

The extent of change by 1955

Exam focus



Section 2: The Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1968

Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Little Rock campaign

Sit-ins and freedom rides

From Albany to Birmingham

March on Washington and the Civil Rights Act (1964)

Voting rights: 1957-1965

Martin Luther King's northern campaigns

Opposition to civil rights

Key players: King, Kennedy and Johnson

Achievements of peaceful protest

Exam focus



Section 3: Black Nationalism and Black Power

Malcolm X

Black Panthers

Exam focus



Section 4: Protest culture and the 1960s

Mass culture

Feminism

Exam focus



Glossary

Timeline

Answers

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About the Author

Robin Bunce teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. He has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE.

Laura Gallagher teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. She has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE.


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