Do Now: How does a culture change?
Top Things to Know… George Washington 1) Farewell Address: Neutrality and be wary of political parties 2) Set Precedents: Presidential Cabinet, 2 Term Limit 3) First President 4) Head General of American forces during Revolutionary War
LBJ’s Great Society
The Great Society… Domestic programs designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice - Created by LBJ and Democratic Party - Similar to New Deal: increase federal role in social life/economy
Major Reforms of the Great Society Democrats majority in congress
Major Reforms of the Great Society 1. Medicare Hospital and low-cost medical insurance for people 65 or older 2. Medicaid Hospital and low-cost medical insurance for low income individuals/families
Major Reforms of the Great Society 3. Head Start Education, health, nutrition, and parent services to low-income children and their families Was part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 4. Food Stamps - Stamps (coupons) to low/no income people for food purchases
LBJ and Civil Rights LBJ’s administration did most for Civil Rights since Abraham Lincoln Civil Rights Act 1964 prohibited discrimination based on religion, gender, race, or national origin Voting Rights Act (1965) - no more Jim Crow laws, voting restrictions
LBJ and Civil Rights Civil Rights Act 1968 AKA “Fair Housing Act”: - National law that banned discrimination in housing - Cannot refuse to sell/rent housing based upon race
Impact of Great Society - Increased power of the Fed Gov’t - Federal deficit increased (tax cuts and federal spending) - Medicare and Medicaid are still vital parts of today's society
Counter-Culture of 1960s “sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll” Influenced by Beats of 1950s "Hippies" - Experimented with Eastern religions and drugs - Urban communities ex. Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco - Communes in rural areas - "flower children", "turn on, tune in, drop out"
Music Folk: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Byrds Psychedelic rock: Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix The Beatles, influenced by American counterculture, released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in the Summer of 1967 (i.e. the "Summer of Love") Woodstock: August, 1969 - 500,000 concert in upstate NY - Peak of this cultural movement - "Woodstock" generation
Democratic Convention Riot of 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy, the possible Democratic candidate for president, is assassinated after a campaign rally -Democratic party is now split: stay or leave Vietnam? - In August 1968, a "police riot" broke out outside of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; 500 protestors and 1560 police injured - Helps Republican Nixon win