History GCSE
Opposition and government response
What Opposition and government response means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Opposition and government response
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Opposition included illegal organisations and resistance from police and state authorities, while government and official institutions, including Kennedy and Johnson, contributed to improving civil rights and the Civil Rights Act 1964.
Topics that use Opposition and government response
- The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State (J410/07) - Civil Rights in the USA 1954–1964 (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Leadership and civil rights organisations
- Supreme Court rulings and legal change
- Mass protest and boycott
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