Week of May 16-20

Monday: Haley, Molly, and Lexi started their presentation over the 60's.

Tuesday: They continue with their presentation.

Wednesday: Erik, Trey, and Blake gave 1970's presentation

Thursday: Aydin, Nathan, and Nicole showed their 1990's video.

Friday: Jared, Kaizer, and Bella gave their presentation on 1980's.

1960s

JFK assassination

Women's rights

More opportunities for African Americans.

Hand-me downs
Fads:
- Afro
- banana seats
- Balsa Wood Airplanes
- Go-Go Boots
- Bell-Bottoms
- Mood Rings
- Turtlenecks
Presidential Elections:
- 1960
  - JFK
  - Nixon
- 1964
  - Johnson
  - Goldwater
    - one of the biggest landslides in US history
- 1968 -
  - Nixon
  - Humphrey
  - Wallace
Government Scandals
- Marilyn Monroe's Affair
  - 1962
  - JFK's brother Robert
  - Robert began to pull away and Marilyn didn't like it and she threatened to tell press
- Chappaquiddick Scandal
  - 1969
    - Edward Kennedy drove into Poucha Pond
    - he was drunk and she died
    - he was never able to run for president and he was never charged
- JFK Affairs
  - multiple affairs
  - women of many ages
JFK Assassination
- November 22, 1963
- 35th president
- driving through Dallas in an open top convertible
- Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connolly were with
- Vehicle passed Texas School Book Depository Building
- Lee Harvey Oswald fired 3 shots
- Johnson wanted to investigate the assassination
- Appointed Chief Justice Warren as head of investigation
- 16 Conspiracy Theories
Malcolm X's Assassination
- February 21, 1965
- Islam
Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr. Assassination
- April 4, 1968
- Standing on the balcony of his hotel room
- Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
Bobby Kennedy Assassination
- June 5, 1968
- Delivering speech to the California primary
- Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
- Running for president that year
Peace Corps
- 1961
- JFK established
- spread good will and practical knowledge
- enlisted young volunteers to 2 year terms
Equal Pay Act
- 1963
- Federal law amending Fair Labor Standards Act
- Abolishing pay difference based on gender
- signed by JFK as part of his "New Frontier" program
Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Lyndon B, Johnson signed this act
- Outlawed discrimination in public parks, hotels, and restaurants
- Prohibits employment discrimination based on:
  - race
  - ethnicity
  - gender
  - religion
LBJ Declares War on Poverty
- 1964
- in first inaugural address
Medicare and Medicaid
- 1965
- LBJ signs bull to create
- national health insurance for the elder
- legislation then created Medicaid
- provided health care for people on welfare
Voting Rights Act of 1965
- signed by LBJ
- abolishes Literacy Test
- Other test used by local and state governments
- inhibit African-American voting
Fair Housing Act
- 1968
- LBJ
- outlawing discrimination in the sale or rental of the most privately owned homes and apartments based on
  - gender
  - race
  - religion
  - nationality
Man on the Moon
JFK's New Frontier
- joining Peace Corps
- Volunteered to work towards Social Justice
- America was now positive
JFK's "First" New Frontier
Higher Education Act
- October 1964
- trying to help people in need get to college
Low Income Housing Bill
- allocating $5 million to build houses for people with low income
Freedom Riders
- May 1961
- challenged racial law
- attempted to integrate bus travel
Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society
- largest reform agenda since Roosevelt's
- to Civil Rights were passed
Women's Liberation Movement of the 1960's
- women could have their say in government
- leave the home without guilt
- job and earn wages
National Organization of Women
- 1966
The Stonewall Riots
- 1969
- Gay rights
Affirmative Action Laws
- hiring youth
- foreign labor
- veterans
- workers under 18
Food Stamps
- food purchasing assistance
- low income families
- SNAP
Work Studies in Colleges
- made for lack of diversity
- only for upper income families
Head Start
- comprehensive child development program
- help communities reach needs of disadvantaged children
- still around today
Gun Control Act
- regulates the firearms industry and owners
Volunteers in Service of American (VISTA)
- Domestic Peace Corps
- Volunteer teaching attention

1970's

1972 Election
- Nixon vs McGovern
- Nixon won by a landslide
- Nixon promised Peace and Honor in Vietnam
  - Vietnamization
  - resign halfway through second term due to Watergate
    - Gerald Ford took over
1976
- Carter vs Ford
- Carter won - democrat
- Created Department of Energy and Department of Education
- Made energy policy
Salt 2 Treaty
- Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed
- gave limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons
- never went into effect
3 Mile Island Nuclear Accident
- partial nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 28, 1979, of reactor 2
26th Amendment
- 18 and above got voting rights
Clean Air Act
- federal law to make sure that all Americans have air that is safe to breath
- seeks to help our environment
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
- enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job because of a person's race, co;or, religion, and many others
55 mph Law
- signed by Nixon
Government Scandals
- Watergate
  - major political and government scandal following a national break in the Democratic National Committee headquarters
  - The Nixon administration tried to cover it up
  - Watergate business complex was broke into to "assure" that Nixon got his second term
  - CIA was tried to keep it covered up
  - he resigned instead of being impeached

1990s

VIDEO

Blogs

Week of May 16-20

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