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Exam board: SQA Level: National 4 & 5 Subject: History First teaching: September 2017 First assessment: Summer 2018 Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today. Bringing together lesser-told narratives, academic excellence, accessibility and a sharp focus on assessment success, this series provides a rich, relevant and representative History curriculum. > Connect the past to the present. Overarching themes of social justice, equality, change and power help students to understand the importance of events and issues, then and now. > Go far beyond other resources. With respect and aspiration for the transformative power of History, this series incorporates the latest research, challenges old interpretations and embeds diverse experiences throughout. > Follow a clear and consistent structure. The key issues in the N5 specification form the chapters in each book, and the content descriptors are subheadings within the chapters. Finding the information that you need has never been easier. > Meet the demands of the assessments. Connecting History develops the knowledge and skills for success, with appropriate breadth, depth and pace. The narrative and sources take centre stage and the authors model the process of answering questions effectively through that narrative, ensuring that students know all the key points that they need to. End-of-chapter activities consolidate and extend learning. > Benefit from pedagogic and academic expertise. The authors are highly experienced teachers and examiners who know how to spark critical curiosity in students. Each book has been rigorously reviewed by an academic from the University of Glasgow, so you can rest assured that the content is accurate and up to date.
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The 'open door' policy and immigration, to 1928 -- 1.1 The reasons for mass migration to the USA -- 1.2 The immigrant experience -- 1.3 Changing attitudes towards immigrants -- 1.4 Government policy and the closure of the open door -- Chapter 2 'Separate but equal', to 1945 -- 2.1 Jim Crow laws -- 2.2 White terror -- 2.3 Lynching -- 2.4 The attitudes and activities of the Ku Klux Klan -- 2.5 The migration of black Americans to the north -- 2.6 The experience of black Americans during the Second World War -- Chapter 3 Campaigns for civil rights after 1945 and their significance -- 3.1 Civil rights campaigns -- 3.2 Role of Martin Luther King -- 3.3 Response of state and federal authorities to civil rights campaigns -- 3.4 Reasons for the growth of the civil rights movement -- 3.5 An assessment of the impact of the campaigns on US society -- Chapter 4 The ghettos and black American radicalism -- 4.1 Problems faced by black Americans living in northern ghettos -- 4.2 Ghetto riots of the 1960s - causes -- 4.3 Beliefs and activities of black radical protest groups and reasons for their growing support -- 4.4 An assessment of the impact of black American radical protest on US society -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Photo credits.