Summary A-Level History (9489) America 1960's and 70's
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The document you are about to explore is a comprehensive set of notes titled "Theme 2: 1960-70s" from the A-Level History curriculum. These notes offer a deep dive into the significant historical events and developments that took place during this crucial period. Covering a range of topics, this do...
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GREAT SOCIETY:.................................................................................................................3
IMPACT OF VIETNAM:........................................................................................................3
OTHER REASONS FOR DECLINE: RECESSION........................................................................4
Trade Deficit:................................................................................................................................4
End of the gold standard:.............................................................................................................4
Oil Crisis........................................................................................................................................5
Second Oil Crisis:..........................................................................................................................5
Foreign Competition:....................................................................................................................5
Domestic Economic policies..........................................................................................................6
SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN:....................................................................6
US ECONOMY 1960s and 1970s..........................................................................................7
Stagflation:...................................................................................................................................7
SOCIAL CHANGES: DECADE OF PROTEST.............................................................................7
WOMEN’S LIBERATION:................................................................................................................7
NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR WOMAN (NOW).........................................................................7
RADICAL GROUPS: YOUNGER WOMEN:........................................................................................8
OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS: FEMINIST MOVEMENT 1960-70’s.......................................................9
OVERALL CHALLENGES/CRITISIM OF THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT:................................................9
YOUTH MOVEMENT:..........................................................................................................9
IMPACT OF YOUTH MOVEMENT:................................................................................................10
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT:................................................................................................10
Civil Rights Movement:....................................................................................................11
Lincoln Memorial March.............................................................................................................11
Other Movements:...........................................................................................................12
Freedom Summer (1964)............................................................................................................12
Voting Rights Act of 1965:..........................................................................................................12
SHORT TERM GAINS OF CRM:.....................................................................................................13
LONG TERM GAINS OF CRM:.......................................................................................................13
BLACK POWER MOVEMENT:.............................................................................................13
BLACK PANTHER PARTY: Panther power...........................................................................14
TEN-POINT PROGRAM:.....................................................................................................14
KEY LEADERS IN BLACK POWER MOVEMENT:...................................................................15
Malcom X:..................................................................................................................................15
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, Stokely Carmichael.....................................................................................................................15
SHORT TERM GAINS OF BLACK POWER MOEVEMNT........................................................16
LONG TERM GAINS:..........................................................................................................16
AFFERMATIVE ACTION:.................................................................................................................................16
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vs. BLKKE....................................................................................16
LEADERS OF THE CRM:.....................................................................................................17
Martin Luther King Jr..................................................................................................................17
Cesar Chavez...............................................................................................................................17
American Indian Movement.............................................................................................18
Trail of Broken Treaties....................................................................................................18
The Longest Walk (1978)..................................................................................................19
The Chicano Civil Rights Movement..................................................................................19
POLITICS OF 60’s and 70’s:................................................................................................20
*Issue of Vietnam:......................................................................................................................20
Presidents:..................................................................................................................................20
ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN 60’s AND 70’s:..........................................................................21
Impact of Mass Media on Politics:..............................................................................................21
Impact of Mass Media on Vietnam:............................................................................................21
THEME 2: 1960’s and 1970’s:
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