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APUSH - Civil Rights Movement & Cold War

apush - civil rights movement & cold war

originally streamed in 2018 with Tom RicheyTeacher

Q&A session answering student questions about the Civil Rights Movement for APUSH. Learn about MLK vs Malcolm X, major turning points like Brown v Board, and how the Cold War influenced civil rights progress. Perfect for exam prep. This session cove ...more

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units

Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980

topics

8.6 Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)8.10 The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)8.11 The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement 8.2 The Cold War from 1945 to 1980 8.14 Society in Transition

timestamps

0:00
Q&A Session
0:34
Poll on Study Topics
1:38
Poll Results Analysis
2:40
Civil Rights Movement Success
3:43
MLK vs Malcolm X Comparison
5:21
MLK's Methods and Speeches
8:29
Malcolm X's Black Nationalism
13:08
Nonviolence vs Self-Defense
19:20
Major Turning Points
20:21
1948 Democratic Factions
24:35
Executive Order 9981
25:39
Brown v Board Overview
27:46
Black Panthers and SNCC
28:48
Stokely Carmichael's Role
31:57
Shift to Militancy
32:30
State-Federal Tensions
34:35
Brown v Board Details
36:43
Civil Rights Acts Explained
42:52
Presidents' Impacts on Rights
45:30
Leader Connections and Lineages
48:37
Sit-Ins Inspirations
50:10
Conservatives Challenging Laws
53:18
Affirmative Action Controversies
54:53
Cold War Influence
58:30
Civil Rights Origins
1:02:38
Fiveable Plus Promotion
1:04:11
Session Wrap-Up

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