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Module 5: The Cold War and Civil Rights

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did the federal government end legal segregation through landmark laws of the 1960s?

Analyze the major civil rights laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Twenty-fourth Amendment, and the role of Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society (NGSSS SS.912.A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on civil rights legislation for the Florida US History exam: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Twenty-fourth Amendment ending the poll tax, the role of Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society, and the impact of these laws, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the Cold War turn into real conflicts in Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam?

Analyze major Cold War conflicts and crises, including the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the arms race, and the space race (NGSSS SS.912.A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on the major Cold War conflicts for the Florida US History exam: the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War and its domestic divisions, the nuclear arms race, and the space race, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the civil rights movement inspire other groups to demand equal rights?

Analyze the rights movements that followed the African American civil rights movement, including the women's movement, the farm workers and Latino movement, the American Indian Movement, and the counterculture of the 1960s (NGSSS SS.912.A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on the expanding rights movements for the Florida US History exam: the women's movement and the Equal Rights Amendment, Cesar Chavez and the farm workers, the American Indian Movement, the counterculture and youth protest of the 1960s, and their connection to the civil rights model, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did Cold War fear of communism affect civil liberties at home?

Analyze the second Red Scare and McCarthyism, including HUAC, loyalty programs, Senator Joseph McCarthy, and the impact on civil liberties (NGSSS SS.912.A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on McCarthyism and the second Red Scare for the Florida US History exam: the fear of communist subversion at home, HUAC and the Hollywood blacklist, federal loyalty programs, Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations, and the impact on civil liberties, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the United States and the Soviet Union become Cold War rivals after World War II?

Analyze the origins of the Cold War, the ideological conflict between capitalism and communism, the policy of containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO (NGSSS SS.912.A.6 and A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on the origins of the Cold War for the Florida US History exam: the ideological clash between capitalism and communism, the policy of containment, the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, and NATO, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did African Americans fight to end segregation and win equal rights?

Analyze the African American civil rights movement, including Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, nonviolent protest, and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall (NGSSS SS.912.A.7, Reporting Category 3).
An EOC-level answer on the civil rights movement for the Florida US History exam: the end of legal segregation through Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, nonviolent protest and civil disobedience, the March on Washington, and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall, with worked stimulus questions.
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