History—Post-World War Two Rights —Term Autumn Term 2 Section A: Key vocabulary Section B: Key individuals/events Section C: Timeline of events Tier 3 Definition Martin Luther King Stonewall Riots 1918 British women over the age of 30 were Source (n) Information taken from the time of an event. allowed to vote. Martin Luther King was a black On 28th June 1969 in New York Interpretation (n Information given after the event, a view on something 1928 Women’s suffrage was raised to all women rights activist who is most fa- City an uprising took place against that has happened or someone. over the age of 21. Equal to that of women. mous for his ‘I have a dream police brutality of gay people. Content (n The information from the source itself. speech’. He was one of the most Stonewall was a bar that was 1945 The Second World War ended. Provenance (n) Who wrote the source, when, why and for who. significant individuals that helped frequently raided by the police. 1960 Peaceful sit ins and marches in America. black people in America to gain Three nights of unrest followed Windrush (adj. The term given to the Caribbean people who emigrat- -61 equality through the Civil Rights this particular raid with the police ed on the British ship the Empire Windrush in 1948. 1963 Martin Luther King speaks at the March on Act. Martin Luther King had a being accused of extreme homo- Washington. Sit ins (v Occupying a place as a form of protest. close working relationship with phobia brutality. Some key indi- reformers and was the leader of viduals involved in this riot were; 1964 The Civil Rights Act was passed in America. Home Front (n) the civilian population and activities of a nation whose the Civil Rights Movement, a Storme Delarverie, Sylvia Rivera 1965 The Race Relations Act outlawed discrimina- armed forces are engaged in war abroad. peaceful reform group. and Marsha P. Johnson. tion. Tier 2 Definition 1967 The Sexual Offences Act meant it was no Suffrage (n) The right to vote. longer illegal to be gay in the UK. St Ann’s Riots Bus Boycott 1970 The Equal Pay Act is passed in Britain. Boycott (n) A ban on an activity e..g. boycotting a shop means not shopping there. In August 1958 St Ann’s in The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 1972 The first PRIDE march in London for gay rights. Elected (v To choose someone to have a position. Nottingham was the centre of a arose from the refusal of the Bris- race riot. After World War Two tol Omnibus Company to employ 1979 The first female Prime Minister of Britain was Equality (n) The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or Britain had seen an increase in Black or Asian bus crews in the elected. black migrants, this was called city of Bristol, . In line opportunities. 2000 Gay people are allowed in the armed forces Windrush. As a result of this with many other British cities at Interracial (adj.) Involving different races. in Britain. tension rose between white the time, there was widespread 2004 Civil Partnership Act meant that gay people Catalyst (n) Accelerating or speeding up an event. working class men and black men racial in housing competing for jobs. At this time and employment against so-called now had the same rights as heterosexual Emigrated (v) To leave your country of origin to move to another coun- Britain saw Nottingham as an "Coloureds". people. try. embarrassment. 2006 Equality Act made discrimination against gay or lesbian people illegal Feminism (n) A campaign for equal rights for women. 2014 Same sex marriage becomes legal in England Civil Rights (n) The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and and Wales. equality. Migrant (n) A person who moves from one place to another, espe- Concepts/Themes you have seen before: cially to find work or better living conditions. Protest– Action against someone or something like in the English Civil War,