History GCSE
State resistance
What State resistance means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State resistance
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Governor Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard to block the students, leaving Elizabeth Eckford to face a violent white mob.
Topics that use State resistance
- Option 33: Key topic 1: The development of the civil rights movement, 1954–60 - 2 Developments in education (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Federal intervention
- Legal challenges
- Media impact
- Segregation
- Separate but equal
- White resistance
- Youth involvement
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