Introduction Task Topics Resources

Welcome to the sixties! You are entering the most tumultuous decade of the 20th century. Changes in laws, politics, life styles, science, the arts, and attitudes toward war rocked the country to the rhythm of Rock and Roll and R and B music. Events in the sixties have influenced much in today’s world.

In groups of 4 to 5 you will use the Internet to research and find answers to many of the questions below.

First: choose the topic for your research.

Second: assign questions equally to group members

Third: research your question using resource links below

Fourth: create a PowerPoint slide for each question

Fifth: Put together as a PowerPoint show with a title slide and a works cited slide.

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

1. What kind of a project was Freedom summer?

2. Who founded the Black Panther Party? Where and When?

3. Who were the Greensboro 4 and what did they do?

4. What was SNCC and what did they do?

5. What was CORE and what did they do?

6. Where and when did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

7. What happened to James Cheney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner?

8. What did Malcolm X believe in?

9. Who killed Martin Luther King?

10. What was La Causa and who was its leader?

VIETNAM WAR/VIETNAM PROTEST MOVEMENT

1. What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

2. what was the average age of American combatants in Vietnam?

3. What was the Tet Offensive?

4. What happened at MyLai?

5. Who designed the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Describe it.

6. How many names are on the Wall?

7. Who were some of the leading musical protestors of the Vietnam War?

8. Who were the Chicago Seven and what was important about their trial?

9. What happened at Kent State on May 4, 1970?

10. Who was the anti-war candidate at the 1968 Democratic Convention? What conflict occurred there?

POPULAR CULTURE

1. What was the minimum wage?
2.  What dance did Chubby Checker introduce on the TV program "American Bandstand"?
3.  What caused a major change in popular music in the mid-1960's?
4.  What fad did the Californians introduce to the sports world that is still with us today?

5. What are bell bottoms fashioned after?
6. What was the origin of tie-dye T-shirts?
7. The Nehru Jacket lacked two features commonly found on men's jackets.  What are they?
8. In the late 60's, the Troll Doll was the second largest selling doll in the United States.  What was its other name?
9. How much did the first Barbie doll cost?
10. What is a slot car?

COUNTER CULTURE

1. Who were the Diggers and what were some of their most famous activities?

2. What was The Summer of Love?

4. What beliefs define a hippy?

5. Where and when was the Woodstock Festival held?

6. Where is Haight-Ashbury and why was it important?

7. Who were some of the major writers of the counter culture?

8. Identify each of the following: Timothy Leary, Bob Dylan, and Ken Kesey?

9. What is the connection between Jerry Garcia and Ken Kesey?

10. What is the importance of Yasgur’s farm?

SPACE RACE

1. Who was the first man to orbit the earth in 1961?

2. Who was the first American to make a sub-orbital flight in 1961?

3. Who were the original Mercury 7 astronauts?

4. Who was the first woman in space in 1963?

5. How did Project Gemini get its name?

6. Who was the first space flight tragedy in 1967?

7. When did Neil Armstrong and Edward Aldrin land on the moon?

8. What was President Kennedy’s goal in the space race?

9. What was Nikita Khruschev’s motive?

10. What were the three goals of Project Mercury?

POLITICS/PROTEST AND COLD WAR

1. What was the name of the U.S. invasion of Cuba in 1961 as an attempt to overthrow Castro's communist government?

2. When did the Cold War begin?

3. What three men were assassinated in the sixties?

4. What was AIM and where did it get its start?

5. What were some of the ideals and goals of AIM?

6. What important decision was reached by the Supreme Court in Murray vs Curlett?

7. Who were the three presidents elected in the sixties?

8. What occurred in October of 1962 which is considered our closest approach to nuclear war?

9. Who presented the Beatles to America?

10 Who made up the Manson Family and what did they do?

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