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Reply 1
Anybody, please i'm begging I've all of a sudden completely lost it
Reply 2
I haven't got a timeline, but i'm happy to answer any specific questions
Reply 3
It's just that all I can think of is:
The sherman trust act, which played a part in the Pullman strike
The clayton act which stopped this applying to Trade Unions

Wagner act
Taft Hartley Act

are the only acts I can think of for labour, are there any more
Reply 4
Hey,
you get a timeline in the exam with some basic dates of events for black americans, workers and immigrants.

Here are the pieces of legislation I know off:

NIRA- 1933
The wagener act was 1935
Fair Trade Standards Act 1938
Taft Hartley 1947
JFK's Equal Pay Act- 1963
LBJ's Age Discrimination and Employment Act 1968
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970
Minimum wage introduced- 1977 (Carter)

hope that helps.
Does anyone know if the timeline has changed because the specification has changed to include gay rights and womens rights?
Reply 6
really?!!
are you focusing on different aspects of civil rights because all we have learnt about are workers, immigrants and black americans.

But dont worry if the specification has changed I am sure they will update the timeline to include important supreme court rulings etc :smile:

On another note, does anyone know if its true that you cannot get above a C, if you dont include dates from your own knowledge and not just the timeline?
Reply 7
We do Native Americans aswell as African, Immigrant and workers rights
Reply 8
ooops I forgot about Natives Americans, yes we do them as well but thankfully there is not that much to learn for them. I really hope an easy essay question comes up like to what extent was the New Deal a turning point for African Americans.
has anyone got any specific revision techniques for thise exam? or specific topics of focus within the subject?

Is it best to approach this from a 'groups' perspective? (i.e. what each group went through in different events, etc)

Any help would be much appreciated! thanks...
Reply 10
Hey i am doing this paper. It is a very interesting paper but it is also challenging. Womens rights and gay rights are not very important on the syllabus (not to say they are not important otherwise). Also, i have been going through essay plans on things like the divisions in the trade union movement (e.g. knights of labour against other radical groups, AFL-CIO divisions, and then comparing to other factors like Fed. gov. and big business, and immigrants coming in offering low wages). Also, for AAs i think it is best to have a few strict paragraphs in you mind and then just adjust them to meet the requirements of the question. I have a feeling.....from studying the past papers......that something about leaders if going to come up. E.g. To what extent was Malcolm X the most important African American leader in the development of African Americans Civil rights in the period 1865-1980. In that type of question i would do a first paragraph on Black Power/Malcolm X/Nation of Islam and then look at other leaders e.g. Booker T Washington , Du Bois, MLK etc. THE BEST WAY TO REVISE FOR THIS PAPER AND AVOID GETTING A 'C' is to make essay plans...loads of them for past papers. Also, make sure that you look at the WHOLE time period, be analytical.....i.e. analyse how important one turning point is relative to other turning points. Also make sure you look at the PACE of change during different developments. LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE......dont do a fact overload and dont be NARRATIVE.....that is wat examiners are looking for. If anyone needs any help on this paper...please feel free to post here or send me a message before Friday (am). Good Luck.
Reply 11
does anyone else divide their essays into economic/social/political? I think its a good way for AA, but for labor rights not as effective
Reply 12
anyone have the January 06 questions?
Reply 13
I think these were the Jan 06 questions;

The civil rights of African Americans improved, but their social and economic position deteriorated. Assess this view for the period 1865-1980

The concept of the Melting pot did not apply to the Native American Indians throughout the period 1869-1980. Do you agree with this view

Together Kennedy's New Frontier & Johnson's Great Society were the major turning point in the development of Civil rights in the USA. How fare do you agree with this view for the period 1865-1980?
I'm so screwed.
pezz
does anyone else divide their essays into economic/social/political? I think its a good way for AA, but for labor rights not as effective


I do for some questions but not others; comparisons between ethnic groups I tend to social/political.economic, but if it's a turning point queston etc I do it chronologically, if that makes sense.
gingham_pirate
I'm so screwed.


hehe me too. Tomorow I have to revise the whole of immigrants, workers and natives. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
I hope its possible :frown:
Reply 17
So how would people structure the last one on jan 2006.......kennedy's new frontier and Johnson's society Q.

also: Assess the view that Native Americans did little to campaign for the improvement of their civil rights in the period 1865-1980.

indian wars, 1930s (indian new deal), 1960s - Red Power, Globalisation........somit like that?? Does that sound good?
hsina
So how would people structure the last one on jan 2006.......kennedy's new frontier and Johnson's society Q.

also: Assess the view that Native Americans did little to campaign for the improvement of their civil rights in the period 1865-1980.

indian wars, 1930s (indian new deal), 1960s - Red Power, Globalisation........somit like that?? Does that sound good?


For the first one I would do how they did help civil rights with lots of e.g's then how they were limited, then other factors that helped civil rights at the time e.g leaders and organisations.
But I am not sure if thats the right way? :dontknow:
Reply 19
Lucyj
For the first one I would do how they did help civil rights with lots of e.g's then how they were limited, then other factors that helped civil rights at the time e.g leaders and organisations.
But I am not sure if thats the right way? :dontknow:

i would say that all in all it was a turning point since it legally enforced civil rights, as well as more importantly tackling the de facto economic and social problems faced by all groups. However the most effective turning points for different groups were evidently different, e.g. for labor rights i would say the New Deal, for AA-the 50's, though for immigrant groups and Native americans most probably the 60's-growth in militancy,concessions by federal government etc.

also i notice how the jan 06 questions don't really follow the "pattern" of past questions-I hope we're not thrown by the questions tomorrow :confused: