History GCSE
Urban Unrest
What Urban Unrest means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Urban Unrest
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Severe race riots that erupted in major US cities between 1965 and 1967, sparked by incidents of police brutality but rooted in deep-seated anger over poor conditions.
Topics that use Urban Unrest
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 4 The civil rights movement, 1965–75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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