EDEXCEL AS HISTORY MY REVISION NOTES: PURSUING LIFE AND LIBERTY: EQUALITY IN THE USA, 1945-68

Τιμή Bestseller: €12,70

Συγγραφέας: Robin Bunce-Laura Gallagher

Εκδότης: HODDER

Κατηγορία: IB - ACADEMIC - INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

ISBN: 9781444152135

Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 24/11/2011

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24/11

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"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"