1960s political protest Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

NAACP Latest Version Already Graded A NAACP Naacp. The NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of "people of color." W. E.B. Black Panthers A member of a militant political organization set up in the U.S in 1966 to fight for black rights Voting rights act of 1965 A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It...

MUS 505 Exam Solved Accurately The rock movement Social factors: - - Baby boom produces a large number of teenagers by the mid-to late-1950s - Teen culture redefined and grows - Identification with this broad national culture important to teens - Growth of popular radio and record labels getting larger, signing more artists - Influence of TV—broadcasts to a national audience, disseminates information and advertising quickly and broadly Rock CHARATERISTICS - - Instrumentation: guitars...

MUS505 Final Exam Q&A (Graded A+) What are the Musical Characteristics of Electric Blues? - Rhythm section now possible: piano, drums, bass Power in voice Use of distortion on a guitar and bottleneck sliding Unsettled rhythm Buzzing timbres Voice is rough Lyrics centre on the depression, isolation, sex & masculinity What does R&B stand for? - Rhythm & Blues What is Jump Blues? - 1st successful genre of R&B Combining elements of swing and blues. What are the Musical Character...

CLEP American Government Practice Test 1 (2022/2023) Already Passed The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 Ordered the racial desegregation of public schools A person who votes based on what a candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be engaging in prospective voting Should presidential candidates receive an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives A Democracy is A form of government in which the peopl...

Which of the following is a difference between communism and socialism, as described by the text? correct answer: b. Under communism, the government assumes total management of the economy, whereas under socialism, the government does not try to manage the overall economy. In a constitutional system, correct answer: b. there are lawful restrictions on a government's power. Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? correct answer: c. cooperation...

CLEP American Government Glossary Term Questions With Correct Answers 527 Committee - answernamed after code 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, a political organization that promotes certain issues, and, as long as it if not formally affiliated with a political party and does not specifically endorse a candidate, its political advertisements are not taxed. Acting President - answerthe person who assumes the powers and duties of the president if he becomes incapacitated- the vice president ...

Influential Chicano musician who toured with the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, and Frankie Sardo, but died at 17 years old in small flight accident ("The day the music died") Jorge Negrete singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome heroic rancher Agustin Lara Radio personality in the 1930s who composed many romantic songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners, especially housewives, in their homes. Bajo sexto guitar-like instrument wi...

WW2 the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy. Conscription the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service (Mostly military) 00:21 01:...

CLEP American Government Glossary Term Questions With Correct Answers 527 Committee - answernamed after code 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, a political organization that promotes certain issues, and, as long as it if not formally affiliated with a political party and does not specifically endorse a candidate, its political advertisements are not taxed. Acting President - answerthe person who assumes the powers and duties of the president if he becomes incapacitated- the vice president ...

Roots of Rock Final Exam Correctly Solved Ralph Peer - Co-composer of a number of hillbilly songs Alan Lomax - -one of the great american field collectors of folk music -recorded songs for the library of congress with his father, john lomax Woody Guthrie - Most closely associated with the plight of American workers during the Great Depression. Drew inspiration from his populist protest songs through the urban folk genre. Began career as a hillbilly singer. -lived through the Oklahom...