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Social Movements in Our Times

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

Summary of Social Movements in Our Times for Telangana Board Class 10 Social Studies. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Social movements arise when groups of people feel that important rights, justice, safety, environment, or fair development are being denied. They may use marches, boycotts, hunger strikes, petitions, public campaigns, and legal action to press for change.

Key Concepts

A social movement is a collective

A social movement is a collective effort by people to demand change, resist injustice, or protect rights. It may involve protests, boycotts, marches,

This was a largely non

This was a largely non-violent movement of the 1960s that fought for equal treatment of Black Americans and against segregation in schools, buses, pub

Dr

Dr. King led the Montgomery bus boycott and became a major leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He supported non-violent methods, peaceful persuasion,

Malcolm X believed Black people

Malcolm X believed Black people were a separate nation and should fight for independence from white rule, even using armed conflict if needed.

In the USSR and Eastern Europe

In the USSR and Eastern Europe, people demanded free press, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, and more political freedom. Some wanted reform

Learning Objectives

  • Understand why social movements begin and what problems they address
  • Identify the major social movements discussed in the chapter
  • Explain the American Civil Rights Movement and the role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Describe the human rights movement in the USSR and the role of Gorbachev's Glasnost
  • Recognise anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, including the Vietnam War protests and START

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