How Did The Quest For Civil Rights Change 1963-72 Flashcards
(85 cards)
What percentage of black Americans lived in urban areas by the mid-1960s?
Approximately 70 percent.
What major event occurred in the Watts district of Los Angeles in 1965?
Race riots broke out.
What were the Watts riots a reaction to?
Poor living and working conditions faced by many black Americans.
What term describes the support received by North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Communist countries like the Soviet Union and China.
What was the USA’s stance in the Vietnam War?
Opposed the spread of communism.
Who supported the government forces in non-communist South Vietnam?
USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
What type of army did the USA fight against in South Vietnam?
The conventional army of North Vietnam and the Viet-Cong.
What significant legislation was passed in 1965?
Voting Rights Act.
Fill in the blank: The war in Vietnam lasted from _______ to 1975.
1960
What was a major consequence of the race riots in the 1960s?
Increased awareness of racial discrimination and poor living conditions.
True or False: The Black Panthers were part of the civil rights movement.
True.
What were the Watts riots part of a broader response to?
Racial discrimination and poor housing.
What significant civil rights movement emerged in the mid-1960s?
The Black Power movement.
Fill in the blank: The Viet-Cong were part of the _______ army in South Vietnam.
communist guerrilla
What did the civil rights movement focus on in the mid-1960s?
Ending racial discrimination.
What effect did the Vietnam War have on the civil rights movement?
It influenced the activism and focus of civil rights leaders.
Who were the main groups opposing the spread of communism in Vietnam?
USA, Australia, New Zealand.
What sparked the Watts Race Riots in 1965?
The riots were sparked by the arrest of a black American by a white police officer on 11 August 1965.
What was the death toll and damage caused by the Watts Race Riots?
The death toll was 34, with over 1,000 injured and 4,000 arrested, causing a million dollars worth of damage.
What were the underlying grievances that led to the Watts Race Riots?
Longstanding grievances included high unemployment, poor housing, and inadequate schools.
What significant event occurred in Watts in 1992?
Another major riot occurred when Rodney King, a black American, was beaten by Los Angeles police officers.
Who were the key figures in the early black American civil rights movement?
Key figures included Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, and Fred Shuttleworth.
How did Malcolm X’s approach to civil rights differ from Martin Luther King’s?
Malcolm X offered a radically different programme for equality that appealed to black Americans living in ghettos, advocating for complete black separation.