History GCSE
Government Response
What Government Response means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Government Response
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
President Johnson commissioned the Kerner Report in 1968 to investigate the causes of the riots, though its recommendations for massive social investment were largely ignored.
Topics that use Government Response
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 4 The civil rights movement, 1965–75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- De Facto Segregation
- Legislative reform
- Urban Unrest
- De facto vs de jure segregation
- Economic Inequality
- Political representation
- Socio-economic inequality
Using Government Response in the exam
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