| BLACKPOWER | Richard Wright's 1954 book that lent its name to a political ideology prominent in the US in the lat |
| BOSSA | Lively music and dance that rose from within the artistic beach culture in Rio de Janeiro in the lat |
| LEGEND | I am... , 2007 film based on Richard Matheson's 1954 book of the same name (6) |
| NATIONALISM | Turning Islam into a political ideology (11) |
| IWOJIMA | Island in the West Pacific that was the scene of prolonged fighting between Japan and the US in the Second World War (3,4) |
| TROPICOFCANCER | Henry Miller novel first published in 1934, the subject of obscenity trials in the US in the 1960s (6,2,6) |
| DORIS | Female name of Greek origin, among the 10 most popular baby names in the US in the 1920s and 30s (5) |
| WASHEDUP | No longer a success, did that chap belong to a political party? (6-2) |
| ASYLUM | What is protection granted by a state to a political refugee from another country? (6) |
| ZIONISM | Political ideology centred on the establishment and maintenance of a Jewish homeland in Israel. (7) |
| SCIENTOLOGY | A nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard (11) |
| DOOWOP | A type of rhythm-and-blues harmony singing style created by street-corner groups in the US in the 1950s (3-3) |
| IMAGISM | Poetic movement that flourished in England and the US in the early 20th century, pioneered by Ezra Pound and T. E. Hulme (7) |
| AMISH | Which break-away sect from the Mennonites settled in the US in the early 1700s? (5) |
| GRUNGE | Style of rock music originating in the US in the 1980s, characterised by a distorted guitar sound and angst-ridden lyrics (6) |
| MAFIA | Which organisation began in Sicily and on moving to the US in the 19th century became known as Cosa Nostra? (5) |
| RHYTHMANDBLUES | Precursor of rock'n'roll that arose in the US in the 1940s (6,3,5) |
| ZOOT | ___ suit, man's outfit consisting of baggy trousers and a long jacket, popular in the US in the 1940s (4) |
| BLUES | Music that originated in the Deep South of the USA in the late 19th Century (5) |
| BACKLASH | A sudden and adverse reaction to a political or social development (8) |
