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How did the implementation of nonviolent direct action lead to positive change in the civil rights movement? Why did part of the movement turn away from a nonviolent approach after 1965?

What conditions led to the growth of protest movements and increased rights for various groups in the 1960s? What methods did the movements use?

What caused the rise of conservatism in the 1970s?

How were the economic challenges of the 1970s unique in American history?

Answer 1

1. By using a nonviolent approach, it was easier to gain support for the movement. By not using violence, they brought more attention to those who opposed the Civil Rights Movement, and they were using violence. Many civil rights protesters turned away from nonviolent approach after 1965 due to police brutality at Birmingham in 1963 and the violent response to the Freedom Summer in 1964. On September 15th, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham was bombed, killing four young girls, in response to all of the marches there. Freedom Summer was a way to get more black people to register to vote in Mississippi. There, three civil rights workers disappeared and were found dead a few weeks later, probably by the KKK, which included some law enforcement. The deaths made national news. This outraged many protesters, and they thought they should fight fire with fire.
2. In the 1960s, many groups like the NAACP, the Montgomery Improvement Association, the SCLC, MSNBC, and ACMHR organized nonviolent protests. Their protests were to stop the lynching of black people, end segregation in public places, end separate but equal, and gain voting rights the minorities. Protests like the March on Washington, Children's Crusade, and Freedom Summer led to the Civil Rights Act, the 24th Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Most of the Civil Rights Movement used non-violent protests to fight for civil rights.
3. An oil crisis led to significant economic problems throughout the 70s. Inflation and unemployment rates were high. During Carter's presidency, he tried to fix economic problems by increasing government spending, but it just created more problems. Not only that, the US was still paying its debt from the Vietnam War.
4. During the 70s, the United States experienced stagflation, which is high unemployment and high inflation simultaneously. Not only was President Carter focusing on the economy, but he was also trying to fix foreign policy. He turned his attention to the effect communism was having on the world. One country that was having a communist problem was Iran. In the 1970s, Iranian leader Shah Mohammad Reza was a US Ally. In 1978, Islamic fundamentalists overthrew him. Ayatollah Khomeini took control of Iran in February 1979, putting Iran under Islamic law. In order to recover, the Shah was brought to the US for medical treatment. This made the Iranians mad because he has to be tried for Iranian crimes. An Iranian mob attacked the US Embassy, taking 66 Americans hostage. They wanted to trade the Shah for the hostages. Carter put time, energy, and money into trying to free the hostages another way. He even tried a rescue attempt which failed before even getting to Iran. All of this led to Carter losing re-election. The hostages were released on January 20th, 1981, as soon as Reagan was inaugurated.

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Answer 2

A major factor in the success of the movement was the strategy of protesting for equal rights without using violence. ... Led by King, millions of blacks took to the streets for peaceful protests as well as acts of civil disobedience and economic boycotts in what some leaders describe as America's second civil war.

These movements include the civil rights movement, the student movement, the ... In addition, they did not use traditional methods of political activity. ... and people began to look to the federal government to resolve problems. ... Another factor contributing to the growth of social activism in the 1960s was increased affluence.

This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and ... Led by Goldwater, conservatives vow to organize at the grass roots and take control of the GOP. ... Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right (Anchor, 2012) 544pp; popular history; Schneider, Gregory.

Unemployment created jobless Americans with less money to spend; therefore, prices would stay the same or fall. Surprisingly, the United States experienced high unemployment and high inflation simultaneously in the 1970s — a phenomenon called stagflation.