History Controlled Assesment Bii Gcse
Essay Notes
• Nixon sought to gain peace in Vietnam & set up a withdrawal of the troops (yes) • Kissinger claimed that the majority of the population were pro government & against protest(no)- the population turned against the war in an overwhelming majority • Post troop withdrawal-larger protest called mobilization(yes) -Due to the Us being involved in bombing campaigns in Cambodia outraged people • Black Americans & students were the majority of anti-war protestors (yes/no)- the younger generation are always more involved in active protest but blacks were more occupied with the civil rights • Agnew claimed that the demonstrators just wanted fame & publicity (no)- Publicity did help the cause but many protestors faced death or injury & this cancelled out many who would have just done it to seek fame • Nixons handling of Vietnam war ended in civil war (no)- The only civil war that took place was in 1861-1865, this is merely an exaggeration about social unrest Rep 2: • CORE won the battle to integrate state travel of which a thousand people involved (yes) • Robert Kennedy was the only politician committed to civil rights & the main reason for state travel being desegregated (no) – publicity & change in public opinion to the violence shamed the gov into action but was created & instigated by protestors & impact of demonstrations • Protest put pressure on the government to create the voting registration Act of 1965 (yes) • Pressure was put on the gov. by March on Washington 1963 for jobs & freedom (yes)-Civil rights act of 1964 was put in place directly because of this action, due to the rise in white support • The violence in Birmingham Alabama inspired blacks & whites( yes)- there was a rise in white support as a reaction to the violence publicised in the media • The match showed that blacks had friends but gov. did not respond(no)- 1964 Civil Rights Act was directly a result of this march, as it
• Nixon sought to gain peace in Vietnam & set up a withdrawal of the troops (yes) • Kissinger claimed that the majority of the population were pro government & against protest(no)- the population turned against the war in an overwhelming majority • Post troop withdrawal-larger protest called mobilization(yes) -Due to the Us being involved in bombing campaigns in Cambodia outraged people • Black Americans & students were the majority of anti-war protestors (yes/no)- the younger generation are always more involved in active protest but blacks were more occupied with the civil rights • Agnew claimed that the demonstrators just wanted fame & publicity (no)- Publicity did help the cause but many protestors faced death or injury & this cancelled out many who would have just done it to seek fame • Nixons handling of Vietnam war ended in civil war (no)- The only civil war that took place was in 1861-1865, this is merely an exaggeration about social unrest Rep 2: • CORE won the battle to integrate state travel of which a thousand people involved (yes) • Robert Kennedy was the only politician committed to civil rights & the main reason for state travel being desegregated (no) – publicity & change in public opinion to the violence shamed the gov into action but was created & instigated by protestors & impact of demonstrations • Protest put pressure on the government to create the voting registration Act of 1965 (yes) • Pressure was put on the gov. by March on Washington 1963 for jobs & freedom (yes)-Civil rights act of 1964 was put in place directly because of this action, due to the rise in white support • The violence in Birmingham Alabama inspired blacks & whites( yes)- there was a rise in white support as a reaction to the violence publicised in the media • The match showed that blacks had friends but gov. did not respond(no)- 1964 Civil Rights Act was directly a result of this march, as it