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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.

What laws and amendments ended legal discrimination and protected voting rights?

Analyze the major civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Twenty-fourth Amendment, and the federal government's role in protecting rights (TEKS US History RC3 Government and Citizenship; RC1 History).
A STAAR-level answer on civil rights legislation for the Texas US History EOC: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Twenty-fourth Amendment, the role of President Johnson and the Great Society, and the expansion of federal protection of rights, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the Cold War turn into real conflicts in Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam?

Analyze the major Cold War conflicts, including the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War, and the arms race and space race (TEKS US History RC1 History; RC4 Science, Technology, and Society).
A STAAR-level answer on Cold War conflicts for the Texas US History EOC: the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the arms race and space race, all understood through the policy of containment, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did other groups build on the civil rights movement to expand their own rights?

Analyze the rights movements that followed the African American civil rights movement, including the women's movement, the Latino and Chicano movement led by figures such as Cesar Chavez, and the American Indian movement (TEKS US History RC2 Geography and Culture; RC3 Government and Citizenship).
A STAAR-level answer on the expanding rights movements for the Texas US History EOC: the women's movement and figures such as Betty Friedan, the Latino and Chicano movement led by Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, and the American Indian movement, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did fear of communism at home affect Americans during the Cold War?

Analyze the second Red Scare and McCarthyism, including loyalty investigations and the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the resulting tension between national security and civil liberties (TEKS US History RC3 Government and Citizenship; RC1 History).
A STAAR-level answer on McCarthyism for the Texas US History EOC: the second Red Scare, fear of communism at home, Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the clash between national security and civil liberties, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did the Cold War begin, and what was the American policy of containment?

Analyze the origins of the Cold War, the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the policy of containment, including the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO (TEKS US History RC1 History; RC3 Government and Citizenship).
A STAAR-level answer on the origins of the Cold War for the Texas US History EOC: the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, the iron curtain, and the policy of containment through the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, 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 (TEKS US History RC3 Government and Citizenship; RC1 History).
A STAAR-level answer on the civil rights movement for the Texas US History EOC: 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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