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Unit 2: The changing world order (1945 to 2010)
Quick questions on US civil rights movement 1954-1968: VCE Modern History Unit 2
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What is the Montgomery bus boycott (1 December 1955 to 20 December 1956)?Show answer
Rosa Parks's arrest on 1 December 1955 was not spontaneous: Parks was a trained NAACP secretary; the Women's Political Council had drafted a boycott plan months earlier. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), led by 26-year-old Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr, called a boycott that continued for 381 days.
What is the Freedom Rides (May to September 1961)?Show answer
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) under James Farmer organised Freedom Rides to test the Supreme Court ruling in Boynton v Virginia (5 December 1960) that segregation in interstate bus terminals was unconstitutional. Black and white riders left Washington DC on 4 May 1961 in two buses.
What is q1?Show answer
Evaluate the achievements and limitations of the civil rights movement (1954-1968). [10 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the significance of Brown v Board of Education (1954). [4 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Analyse why the movement fragmented after 1965. [6 marks]
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