Z34-1960s


 * 1960s PRESENTATIONS **
 * All information, evidence, and materials from the presentation must be uploaded to this wiki.
 * Effectively present in-depth information that meets YOUR learning target(s).
 * Explain YOUR cultural topic(s) and how/why they are significant to the decade
 * Presentation must be **creative and unique**, allowing the audience to **experience** the decade (do not rely solely on a PowerPoint presentation)
 * Information (pertaining to YOUR learning targets) is presented in a creative, unique, well-organized and easy to understand format.
 * Presentation includes pictures, tables, interviews, and artifacts that are thoroughly explained and help the viewer understand YOUR learning target(s) and cultural topic(s).

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 * 1960s ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS: **
 * All questions on the Assessment Question sheet are included and answered correctly and thoroughly on this wiki page.
 * Thoroughly explains the answers to the questions related to his/her learning targets.
 * Answers are supplemented by examples, images, charts and/or graphs.

1. What were the roots of the civil rights movement? ANSWER:
 * Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
 * Little Rock Nine (1957)
 * Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
 * Brown v. Board of Education.: Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional and a violation of the 14th amendment. Schools were no longer allowed to separate black and white students.
 * Little Rock Nine: Nine African American students enrolled in an all white school, the governor of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to forbid the students to enter. President Eisenhower sent troops to the school to enforce integration.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoVdTDz6d7zFCL5htq5VfnrxyO0DXxrPnBNNnf4fNNG-YiiGrM width="241" height="209"]]
 * Montgomery Bus Boycott: African Americans refused to ride the public bus system, they walked everywhere instead. Alabama laws changed to stop segragated buses because it was declaired unconstitutional. Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white person. [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQnlXHBU_nAg94KGeVWRP6Gl4232w2dJqRyi0enXhoutTy4wHX8jMTbq5K3 width="188" height="188"]]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. Which of the following made segregation illegal <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. Plessey V Ferguson <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Brown V Board of Education <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. ERA <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. 20th Amendment

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. What court case did Brown v. Board of Education overturn? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. Roe v. Wade <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Texas v. Johnson <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. Plessy v. Ferguson <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. Gideon v. Wainwright <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. Dred Scott v. Sanford

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. Purposely defying a law to challenge an unjust law is known as. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. containment <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. planned obsolescence <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. soul force <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. civil disobedience <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. freedom ride

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5. Which of the following was NOT used by African Americans desiring equality in the period following World War II to 1960? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. Calls for widespread violent demonstrations and responses by Blacks to mistreatments. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. nonviolent sit-ins in places where segregation was taking place. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. boycotts to economically hurt racist white businesses <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. formation of Civil Rights groups (to organize grass root efforts (freedom rides, marches, etc.) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. Groups like the NAACP used the courts as a means to change racist policies. They brought a series of cases demanding equal treatment.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6. What were the positive social and cultural changes of the 1960s? ANSWER: The 1960's was the era of change and the beginning of the truely diverse American culture that we have today. Throughout this era, African American's began peaceful protests (as well as violent) in order to gain civil rights, making African's truely equal to all US citizens. Equal rights did not just extend to Africans, though; Gay rights activists, as well as women rights activists made their mark on the era by speaking out against what Americans dubbed as "normal."



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7. What were the negative social and cultural changes of the 1960s? ANSWER: Although the 60's brought a great amount of social "progress", many negative social and cultural changes also occured. Racism, in the 60's, became, again, very evident in the US because of the Civil Rights Movement as well as the lack of acceptance or acknowledgement of women and gays as leading powers in politics. In addition, youth in the 60's can be seen taking a turn for the worse; Teens began openly using drugs, speaking out against their government, and having "pre marital encounters." This was highly looked down upon by the older generations of the 60's.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">8. What domestic and foreign challenges were facing the U.S. at the start of the 1960s? ANSWER: At the start of the 1960's, the US was involved in a Cold War with the USSR. In addition to the Cold War, the US and USSR were also involved in a "space race" in which each group, respectively, was racing to land on the moon. Further more, US citizens began to be more outspoken towards their governement and personal ideals on topics such as racism, sexual orientation and morals.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">9. The thirteen-day Cuban missile crisis of 1962 A. brought the world’s two superpowers dangerously close to nuclear war. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. followed the accidental firing of a missile at the U.S. Guantanamo naval base. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. weakened President Kennedy’s international standing. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. ended with Fidel Castro’s promise to hold democratic elections in Cuba.

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">10.In response to finding Soviet missile sites in Cuba, JFK A. blockaded the island of Cuba <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. orders the Bay of Pigs invasion <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. launched attacks on the missile sites <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. sank a number of Russian ships

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">11. What were President Kennedy’s motivations for increasing involvement in Vietnam? ANSWER: When Kennedy took power in 1961 America was dealing with the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the construction of the Berlin Wall, and a new compromise between the Laos government and the the countries communist movement. Kennedy feared that another American failure (in Vietnam) would damage U.S. credibility with its allies and cause the government to lose the support of many Americans. Moreover, Kennedy agreed with the domino theory and feared that if South Vietnam fell to communist powers the rest of Asia would follow. Therefore, Kennedy was determined to prevent a communist victory in Vietnam increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam and authorized U.S. forces to engage in direct combat.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">12. What were the major accomplishments of LBJ’s Great Society? ANSWER: Voting Rights Act of 1965: This put the power of the federal government behind rights of minorities to vote. Office of Economic Opportunity: This funded Jobs Corporations to help the unemployed get new jobs in technology. Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963: More students could attend college as this act provided grants and loans. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: Provided significant federal aid, up to $1 billion, to public education. It helped schools with low income children to purchase needed material.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13. Johnson’s Great Society contained <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. The War on Poverty <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Medicare <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. Medicaid <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. all of the above The War on Poverty was just one of many important parts of the Great Society which also included many programs such as medicare and medicaid.

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">14.How did the Kennedy and Johnson administrations exemplify a liberal vision of federal government? ANSWER:
 * The administrations supported the social programs such as Medicare and Medicaid
 * Passage of civil rights legislation
 * Increase in government spending
 * Federal aid for education
 * Financial assistance to economically distressed regions
 * Support of antipoverty programs

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">15. What difficulties did JFK face in getting civil rights legislation passed? ANSWER:
 * JFK had considerable difficulty getting legislation passed through congress. Southern Democrats and conservative Republicans in Congress opposed Kennedy's agenda and successfully blocked most of his programs from being passed.
 * Much of the country was divided in their support of civil rights legislation, making Kennedy be weary of splitting the Democratic party and ruining his chances for reelection.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">16. Explain the Gulf of Tonkin incident and its significance to American foreign policy? How did LBJ respond to the incident? What considerations, domestic and international, contributed to his course of action? ANSWER: August 2, 1964. North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin attacked U.S. destroyers without provocation. The attacks occurred in international waters, so Johnson claimed the attacks were unprovoked. The U.S. destroyers were delivering intelligence information to South Vietnam. It affected American foreign policy because the events led to Congress passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted LBJ the authority to assist Southeast Asian Countries with governments under threat of Communism. Johnson was happy with this because he had needed a reason to expand the war.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">17. What was LBJ’s strategy for the war in Vietnam? Why wasn’t this strategy successful? ANSWER: Johnson's strategy was to increase U.S. involvement in the war, and do whatever was needed to prevent Communism from entering South Vietnam. What the Vietnamese nationalists wanted, though, was to reunify Vietnam. The U.S. was unable to contain Communism and help the people. As far as the actual fighting goes, the U.S. was doing well. The actual failure was with the wants and needs of the Vietnamese people, and Johnson's strategy did not succeed in helping the Vietnamese with those wants and needs..

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">18. The item that gave President Lyndon Johnson to use whatever means necessary to win the Vietnam War? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. The Tet Offensive <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. The Emancipation Vietnamization <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. The Viet Cong Conclusion <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. The Gulf of Tonkin Bill of Rights E. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">19.The Viet Cong were: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. Japanese immigrants from Hong Kong who provided the South Vietnamese with weapons and technology <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Vietnamese people who fought on the American side C. an underground guerilla army formed by North Vietnam <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. a type of Vietnamese soldier for south Vietnam <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. a grenade made by Japanese immigrants from Hong Kong