History

This contextualises opposition to the Civil Rights Movement

Pupils know that the USA was founded by European settlers

USA: how did the civil rights movement develop between 1954-60?

This contextualises the later splintering of the Civil Rights Movement

Pupils know that civil rights activists were opposed to segregation

USA: why was the civil rights movement more successful from 1960 to 1965?

This unit has interesting parallels with opposition to the Vietnam War

Pupils know that some people had opposed the civil rights movement

USA: how did the civil rights movement change after 1965?

This prepares pupils for an understanding of the domestic consequences of the Vietnam War for the USA

Pupils know that the USA had emerged from WW2 as a leading global power, and have some contextual understanding of communism and capitalism

USA: why was the USA involved in Vietnam?

This provides context for the eventual American withdrawal from Vietnam

Pupils know that the USA had committed to containment in Vietnam

USA: how did US policy towards Vietnam change?

This provides further contextual knowledge for the crises of the Cold War

Pupils know that the USA had tried to leave Vietnam unsuccessfully

USA: what impact did the Vietnam War have on Americans?

Pupils are prepared to study the increasing tensions of the 1950s

The origins of the Cold War, 1941-58

Pupils are prepared to study the crises and flashpoints of the Cold War

Pupils know about the breakdown of the Grand Alliance

Cold War crises, 1958-70

In ‘Cold War crises, 1958-70’, pupils learnt about increasing superpower tensions and how they created a number of crises.. In this unit, pupils will go on to learn about the crises and flashpoints that led to the end of the Cold War.

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