{"id":558,"date":"2017-07-20T05:53:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T05:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=558"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:28:48","slug":"america-c1945-1971","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/","title":{"rendered":"America c1945 &#8211; 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>United States c1945-1971<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The United States in the years following the Second World War. Established as a world power, the United States continued to have domestic issues. Civil Rights for African-Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans was a major issue. In this unit we explore the ways in which the Civil Rights movement developed. Major events such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/march-on-washington\/\">March on Washington<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/rosa-parks-and-the-montgomery-bus-protest\/\">Montgomery Bus Protest<\/a> and those at <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/little-rock-high-school\/\">Little Rock High School<\/a> are explored. There are also sections on key individuals and groups within the Civil Rights movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/usa_martinlutherkingjnr.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-581\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/usa_martinlutherkingjnr-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Luther King Jnr\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/usa_martinlutherkingjnr-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/usa_martinlutherkingjnr.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>History of the United States in the Twentieth Century<\/h2>\n<h3>America in the 1920s and 1930s<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/usa-start-20th-century\/\">USA at the start of the 20th Century<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/economic-boom-in-the-1920s-causes\/\">Causes of the Economic Boom<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/impact-of-economic-growth-in-the-1920s\/\">Impact of Economic Growth in the 1920&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/agriculture-in-the-1920s\/\">Agriculture in the 1920&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/roaring-twenties\/\">The &#8220;Roaring&#8221; Twenties<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/prohibition\/\">Prohibition<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/ku-klux-klan\/\">Ku Klux Klan in the 20&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/causes-wall-street-crash\/\">Causes of the Wall Street Crash<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/consequences-wall-street-crash\/\">Consequences of the Wall Street Crash<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/the-great-depression\/\">The Great Depression<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/the-new-deal\/\">The New Deal<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/opposition-to-the-new-deal\/\">Opposition to the New Deal<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1920-1941\/the-new-deal-was-it-a-success\/\">Evaluation of the New Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The United States c1945-1971<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/the-red-scare\/\">The Red Scare<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/impact-of-the-second-world-war-on-civil-rights\/\">Impact of the Second World War on Civil Rights<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/civil-rights-in-1950\/\">Civil Rights in 1950<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/brown-v-topeka-board-of-education\/\">Brown v Topeka Board of Education<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/little-rock-high-school\/\">Little Rock High School<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/rosa-parks-and-the-montgomery-bus-protest\/\">Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Protest<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/martin-luther-king-jnr\/\">Martin Luther King Jnr<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/nation-of-islam-malcolm-x\/\">Nation of Islam and Malcolm X<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/black-panthers\/\">The Black Panthers<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/kkk-1960s\/\">Ku Klux Klan in the 1960&#8217;s<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/march-on-washington\/\">March on Washington<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/civil-rights-acts\/\">USA: Civil Rights Acts in the 1960s<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/immigration-act-1965\/\">Immigration Act of 1965<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/civil-rights-for-hispanic-americans\/\">Chicano movement and Civil Rights for Hispanic Americans<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/college-sit-ins-and-other-protests\/\">College Sit In&#8217;s and Student Protests<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/womens-rights\/\">Women&#8217;s Rights<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/america-c1945-1971\/native-americans-and-civil-rights\/\">Native Americans and Civil Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States c1945-1971 The United States in the years following the Second World War. Established as a world power, the United States continued to have domestic issues. Civil Rights for African-Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans was a major issue. In this unit we explore the ways in which the Civil Rights movement developed. 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