Anti war/ Free Speech MovementAnti war/ Free Speech Movement  SDS  Music  “Hell no, we won’t go!” “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”  MLK, Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Bob Dylan  Sit ins, teach ins

Election of 1968Election of 1968

Chicano MovementsChicano Movements

Black Panther Party for Self DefenseBlack Panther Party for Self Defense  Bobby Seale, Huey Newton  10 Point Program  “policing the police”

Watts RiotWatts Riot

D.C. Riot of 67D.C. Riot of 67

Baltimore Riots 68Baltimore Riots 68

Louisville Riot of 68Louisville Riot of 68

MLK and RFK AssassinationsMLK and RFK Assassinations

Counter CultureCounter Culture

Woodstock

Women  NOW and Friedan  No fault divorce  Griswold v Connecticut  Ms. Magazine and Gloria Steinem  Women’s Strike for Equality  Title IX and Title VII

Richard NixonRichard Nixon  Checkers speech  Silent majority vs “liberal establishment”

Stagflation: struggling economy, high inflaction  Why?  Growth of use of foreign cars  Government regulation of safety  Lack of raising taxes to pay for Great Society and Vietnam

Moon LandingMoon Landing  NASA/NDEA/ Sputnik  John Glenn (62)  Kennedy and the Moon Race (Apollo Program)  Gemini Program  Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong (69)- Apollo 11

Vietnamization: removal of American troops from Vietnam  Nixon Doctrine: we’ll continue our commitments in Asia but in the future, Southeast Asians will fight own battles

Kent StateKent State

Jackson StateJackson State

Students gainStudents gain  Free speech movement  Draft reductions  26 th amendment  Pentagon Papers

Henry KissingerHenry Kissinger  Sino Soviet Split

Nixon visits ChinaNixon visits China

Ping Pong DiplomacyPing Pong Diplomacy

Nixon visits MoscowNixon visits Moscow  Détente: relaxed tension

SALT ISALT I

Warren Court “old goats in black coats”  Brown v Board  Griswold v Connecticut: right to use contraceptives  Gideon v Wainwright: all people accused deserve legal counsel, whether they can afford it or not  Miranda v Arizona: rights of the accused must be told to you  Engel v Vitale: no prayer in public school  Roe v Wade: legalized abortion

Continuation of Great SocietyContinuation of Great Society  Expansion of food stamps, Medicaid, Social Security  Creation of AFDC (Aid to families with dependent children)  Philadelphia Plan: timetables to hire blacks in industry jobs  Creation of OSHA

Environment  Rachel Carson and Silent Spring  EPA created  Clean Air Act of 1970  Endangered Species Act of 1973

War Powers ActWar Powers Act

Vietnam Cease FireVietnam Cease Fire  Peace with honor!

The Middle EastThe Middle East  1973, Egyptians attack Israel to regain land from 6 Days War in 68  America backs Israel and OPEC writes oil embargo against America  Creates an energy crisis

Gerald FordGerald Ford

SALT II and the Helsinki ConferenceSALT II and the Helsinki Conference

 Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.

Native AmericansNative Americans  Civil Disobedience  Wounded Knee, SD held hostage  US v Wheeler: Indians have a unique and unlimited sovereignty

Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter

Camp David Peace AccordsCamp David Peace Accords

Return of Panama CanalReturn of Panama Canal

Second Energy CrisisSecond Energy Crisis

Iran Hostage SituationIran Hostage Situation