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6 | (14) |
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2 Native American movements in the Americas |
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20 | (38) |
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2.1 What was the situation of Native American populations in 1945? |
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23 | (7) |
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2.2 Why did Native American movements emerge in the immediate post-war period? |
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30 | (7) |
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2.3 What were the goals of the reformers in the Native American movements? |
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37 | (3) |
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2.4 How did Native Americans seek to affirm their identities during the 1960s? |
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40 | (7) |
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2.5 To what extent did the civil rights of Native Americans change from the 1960s to the 1980s? |
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47 | (11) |
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3 The African American experience: from slavery to the Great Depression |
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58 | (32) |
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3.1 What was life like for African Americans during the period of Reconstruction? |
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61 | (6) |
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3.2 What were the effects of `Jim Crow' laws and white supremacy in the South? |
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67 | (5) |
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3.3 What were the origins of the early civil rights movement? |
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72 | (7) |
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3.4 How did the First World War affect African Americans? |
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79 | (11) |
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4 The emergence of the civil rights movement, 1940s-50s |
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90 | (29) |
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4.1 How did the civil rights movement emerge during the Second World War? |
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93 | (7) |
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4.2 How far did the NAACP and Supreme Court achieve desegregation in education? |
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100 | (7) |
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4.3 What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-56? |
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107 | (12) |
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5 The peak of the campaign for civil rights 1960-65 |
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119 | (41) |
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5.1 Why were sit-ins and Freedom Rides launched in 1960-61? |
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122 | (12) |
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5.2 To what extent was the campaign in Birmingham in 1963 a turning point? |
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134 | (6) |
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5.3 How successful was the March on Washington in 1963? |
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140 | (5) |
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5.4 What was the Freedom Summer, 1964? |
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145 | (3) |
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5.5 Why did Martin Luther King go to Selma in 1965 and what was achieved? |
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148 | (12) |
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6 The achievements of the civil rights movement by 1968 |
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160 | (29) |
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6.1 How successful was the civil rights legislation of 1964-65? |
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162 | (5) |
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6.2 Why was Martin Luther King less successful after 1965? |
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167 | (6) |
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6.3 Who achieved more for civil rights --- Martin Luther King or the federal government? |
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173 | (16) |
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7 The growth of Black Power in the 1960s |
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189 | (25) |
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7.1 What caused the civil rights movement to change? |
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191 | (5) |
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7.2 How significant was Malcolm X? |
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196 | (6) |
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7.3 What were the consequences of the Black Power movement? |
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202 | (12) |
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8 Youth protest movements in the Americas |
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214 | (40) |
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8.1 Why did youth protest emerge in the Americas after the Second World War? |
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217 | (3) |
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8.2 What were the goals of the young protesters in the 1960s and 1970s? |
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220 | (6) |
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8.3 How did youth culture change in the 1960s and 1970s? |
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226 | (11) |
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8.4 How successful were the youth protests of the 1960s and 1970s in achieving their original goals? |
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237 | (11) |
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8.5 How did youth movements influence politics in Canada and Latin America? |
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248 | (6) |
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9 Feminist movements in the Americas |
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254 | (39) |
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9.1 How significant was the issue of women's rights in the Americas before 1945? |
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257 | (3) |
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9.2 Why did the women's movement emerge in the Americas after the Second World War? |
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260 | (8) |
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9.3 What were the goals of the reformers in the women's movement? |
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268 | (6) |
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9.4 In what ways, and to what extent, did the role and status of women change as a result of the women's movement? |
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274 | (4) |
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9.5 How successful were the women's campaigns of the 1960s in achieving their original goals? |
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278 | (15) |
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10 Hispanic American movements in the United States |
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293 | (38) |
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10.1 What was the position of Hispanic Americans before the Second World War? |
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296 | (9) |
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10.2 Why did Hispanic Americans begin to protest for their civil rights after the Second World War? |
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305 | (4) |
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10.3 Why was Cesar Chavez so important to the campaign for Hispanic American rights? |
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309 | (13) |
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10.4 What role did the Chicano movement play in Hispanic rights protests? |
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322 | (4) |
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10.5 What were the circumstances of non-Mexican Hispanic groups? |
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326 | (5) |
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331 | (20) |
| Further reading |
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351 | (4) |
| Index |
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355 | (10) |
| Acknowledgements |
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