A Divided Union: Civil Rights in the USA, 1945-74

This bundle consists of sixteen essons that are linked to the Edexcel IGCSE history depth study ‘A Divided Union: Civil Rights in the USA, 1945-74’ so do be aware that any page numbers that have been added in are linked to the specific Edexcel textbook (the cover picture indicates the correct textbook). The lessons in this bundle are as followed:

1. Background The American Political System
2. Reasons for the Red Scare: The Cold War
3. Reasons for the Red Scare: Events in the USA
4. The Role of McCarthy in the Red Scare
5. Segregation and Discrimination
6. Brown vs Topeka and its Impact
7. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
8. The 1957 Civil Rights Act
9. Enforcing School Desegregation
10. Protests, 1960-63
11. Protests, 1963-65
12. Civil Rights Legislation
13. Protests, 1966-74
14. Other Protest Movements Students, Women, Anti-Vietnam
15. Reasons for Key Features of the Watergate Scandal
16. The Impact of Watergate

These PowerPoints, along with the textbook and other materials I have provided go into enough depth that they can be adapted for other age groups and exam boards.