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USA unit 2 essay questionsHow accurate is it to say that it was the actions of civil rights leaders that explain the
increased success of the civil rights campaign in the years 1955-68? (2017) - correct
answer-agree: stokely carmicheal + the original freedom riders '61 and freedom summer '64,
key figure in black power movement
malcolm X: significant in black power movement, criticsed king saying that christianity was
the white man's religion
MLK: birmingham alabama 1963 (greatest national prominence), montgomery bus boycott
'55, provided a figurehead, march on washington '63
disagree: normal black people played a huge part in the advancement of the struggle;
partaking in protests, sit-ins, marches and even riots made a huge difference to the overall
movement- leaders would not have been important without support
How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1917-55, there was very limited improvement in
the lives of black Americans? (2019) - correct answer-not very limited, but there was more
significant improvement in the years '55 onwards
1917-55: non-violent protest (picketing, boycotts, sit-ins) to draw public attention to
discrimination; more members of civil rights groups following wwi and ii
How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1960-80, the campaigns for minority rights had
limited success? (2022) - correct answer-agree:
nixon sympathised with natives + granted them some land (no reform of BIA, no solution to
land issues/ return to sacred sites); levels of change and enforcement for hispanics varied
from place to place and land issues were not settled; gay initiatives at local and state level,
however support was slow at federal level, anita bryant 'save our children'
disagree:
hispanics: cesar chavez + farm workers rights, successful on a smaller scale (e.g. 65 delano
grape strike)
natives: 1968 indian civil rights act, AIM set up in 1968
homosexuals: stonewall riots of 1969 led to creation of gay liberation front in 1970, 1977
harvey milk elected to office
How far do you agree that increasing direct action was the most significant development
bringing improvements to the civil rights of black Americans in the years 1933-80? (2021) -
correct answer-the number of civil rights groups and membership of them grew following
wwii
agree:
riots against police brutality in 1964 caught media attention and put pressure on the
government- legislative succes (64 civil rights act, 65 voting rights act)
malcolm x and stokely carmicheal advocated black power and black militancy which made
the civil rights movement appear less radical
disagree:
black american protesters used non-violent protest such as picketing, boycotts, and sit-ins to
draw attention to discrimination-meant whites were more sympathetic of the struggle, on a
worldwide perspective blacks seemed peaceful and sophisticated
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