DP History Questionbank

Why, according to Source P, was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown II (1955) a victory for white southerners but a disappointment for black leaders?

What does Source N suggest about the characteristics of opposition to desegregation?

Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the impact of the Brown v Board of Education decision on desegregation in US schools up to the end of 1957.

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source O for an historian studying Brown v Board of Education (1954).

What, according to Source M, were the problems faced by African Americans in the US?

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source M for an historian studying the social position of African Americans in the US.

What does Source O suggest about the situation in 1963 regarding the granting of civil rights?

Using the sources and your own knowledge, examine the view that government inaction in the US was the main obstacle to the establishment of civil rights between 1954 and 1965.

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source M for an historian studying the African American struggle for civil rights during the period 1954–1965.

Compare and contrast what Sources O and P reveal about the struggle for civil rights.

What, according to Source P, were the criticisms of civil rights leaders made by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (NOI)?

What does Source N reveal about the struggle for civil rights?

What does Source N suggest about voter registration before the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Compare and contrast what Sources O and P reveal about the attitudes of political leaders towards civil rights reform.

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source O for an historian studying the struggle for voting rights for African-Americans during the 1960s.

What, according to Source M, were President Johnson’s reasons for introducing the Voting Rights Act?

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source M for an historian studying the policy of the US government in regard to voting rights.

Using the sources and your own knowledge, discuss the contribution of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965) in ensuring that African Americans could exercise their right to vote.

What does Source N suggest about the struggle to achieve civil rights?

With reference to its origin, purpose and content, analyse the value and limitations of Source P for an historian studying the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956).

What does Source N suggest about the struggle for civil rights in 1956?

Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the claim that the success of the Montgomery bus boycott represented a turning point in the struggle for African–American civil rights in the period from 1954 to 1965.

What, according to Source M, were the reactions to the bus boycott?