Edexcel A-Level History 9HI0
The Crusades, c1095–1204Paper 1
England, 1509–1603: Authority, Nation and ReligionPaper 1
Britain, 1625–1701: Conflict, Revolution and SettlementPaper 1
Britain, c1785–c1870: Democracy, Protest and ReformPaper 1
Russia, 1917–91: From Lenin to YeltsinPaper 1
In Search of the American Dream: The USA, c1917–96Paper 1
Germany and West Germany, 1918–89Paper 1
Britain Transformed, 1918–97Paper 1
Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106Paper 2
England and the Angevin Empire in the Reign of Henry II, 1154–89Paper 2
Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55Paper 2
The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609Paper 2
France in Revolution, 1774–99Paper 2
Russia in Revolution, 1894–1924Paper 2
The Unification of Italy, c1830–70Paper 2
The Unification of Germany, c1840–71Paper 2
Mao’s China, 1949–76Paper 2
The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90Paper 2
India, c1914–48: The Road to IndependencePaper 2
South Africa, 1948–94: From Apartheid State to ‘Rainbow Nation’Paper 2
The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c1911–46Paper 2
Spain, 1930–78: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-Establishment of DemocracyPaper 2
The USA, c1920–55: Boom, Bust and RecoveryPaper 2
The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and ChallengePaper 2
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509Paper 3
Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485–1603Paper 3
The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598Paper 3
The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750Paper 3
Industrialisation and Social Change in Britain, 1759–1928: Forging a New SocietyPaper 3
Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain, c1780–1939Paper 3
Britain: Losing and Gaining an Empire, 1763–1914Paper 3
The British Experience of Warfare, c1790–1918Paper 3
Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928Paper 3
Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923Paper 3
The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and RealityPaper 3
Germany, 1871–1990: United, Divided and ReunitedPaper 3
The Making of Modern Russia, 1855–1991Paper 3
The Making of Modern China, 1860–1997Paper 3
Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009Paper 3
Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004Paper 3
The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and Challenge
Social change in the USA, 1955-92
- 3 things to know
- Paper 2
Overview
Recall questions on the changing position of ethnic minorities, black political success, women and the glass ceiling, the Los Angeles riots, and how divided America was.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What defined American politics by the early 1990s?
How did the status of ethnic minorities change by 1992?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
How did the status of black Americans change by 1992?
Model answer
Growing success in politics, business and culture coexisted with continued inequality and tension, seen in the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
- 2
How did the status of women change by 1992?
Model answer
More women entered politics and the workforce, though significant inequality remained.
- 3
What defined American politics by the early 1990s?
Model answer
Deep partisan conflict over social questions as much as over economics.
- 4
How did the status of ethnic minorities change by 1992?
Model answer
Hispanic and Asian populations grew rapidly after the 1965 immigration reform, and political representation increased, though poverty rates remained above the white average.
- 5
What was the significance of black political success?
Model answer
Mayors in major cities, hundreds of legislators, and Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns of 1984 and 1988 showed black voters could shape national politics.
- 6
How had women's position changed by 1992?
Model answer
They were a majority of college students, had entered the professions in large numbers, and 1992 was called the Year of the Woman for record numbers elected to Congress.
Other ways to work this
The same content, four other ways.
What is inside Levo
Six ways to work the same material.
Every question in The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and Challenge, on a schedule.
Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.
Or £46 a year, about £3.83 a month. Cancel anytime.