STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Who were the Beats and why were they important in American culture in the 1950s?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Who was Emmett Till and why was he important to the early Civil Rights movement?

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STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain the importance of the Little Rock Nine for the civil rights movement.

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STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Why was the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision so important and what did it state?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: What happen in Birmingham in 1962 that was critical to the Civil Rights Movement?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Who were the Freedom Riders and what did they set out to achieve?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain the ideological differences between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X regarding race and civil rights.

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain why the sit-ins occurred and what was SNCC?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain the origins of the student protest movement.

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain the importance of 1968 in American history, both domestically and in foreign policy.

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: What was Nixon's Southern Strategy and explain its importance in American politics.

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STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: What was Watergate and why was it significant?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Why did Ford pardon Nixon and explain the consequences of this decision?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: What were the causes of the energy crisis in the late 1970s?

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: Explain how the US got out of Vietnam and the consequences of the war.

STUDY GUIDE QUESTION: What was the Iran-Contra Affair and what were the consequences of this to the Reagan administration?