1. QOTD
What is the relationship between the baby boom and the Interstate Highway act?
A      The baby boom increased the number of people living in suburbs, which increased the demand for highways.
B       The Interstate Highway act was designed to stop people from using the highways to move to suburbs.
C      Because of the large population increase, only Interstates could be used to move people around.
D      Most new places to live were only accessible by the new Interstates.

2. QOTD
What is the relationship between the baby boom and the Interstate Highway act?
A      The baby boom increased the number of people living in suburbs, which increased the demand for highways.

3. Today’s Standard SSUSH23
Describe and assess the impact of political developments between 1945 and 1970.

4. Political and Social Changes in the United States

5. The 1960s
The 1960s
Probably one of the most eventful and tumultuous decades in our nation’s history
1) A time of great political activity and social change

6. The Warren Court
2) The Warren Court was one of the U.S.’s most influential Supreme Courts
It was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren
It made landmark decisions that would change our country
3) The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision was made by the Warren Court, integrating schools and helped the Civil Rights Movement
4) Another case would change our nation: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Because of this landmark decision, accused persons must be informed of their rights when arrested

7. Kennedy Assassinated
The innocence of the 1960s was shattered by tragedy
November 22nd, 1963
1) President John F. Kennedy visits Dallas, Texas to begin campaigning for the 1964 election
One part of his visit would be a small parade through downtown Dallas in an open-top limousine
During the parade, Kennedy is fatally shot by a sniper who was hiding in a nearby building
2) Lee Harvey Oswald

8. Kennedy Assassinated
Oswald was arrested hours later and denied any involvement in Kennedy’s death
He himself was murdered while in custody
3) The impact of Kennedy’s assassination: Sympathy over Kennedy’s death led to more support for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Investigation into Kennedy’s murder came to the conclusion that Oswald acted alone
However, many conspiracy theories exist from the CIA, to the mob, to Fidel Castro being involved…

9. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald

10. President Johnson’s “Great Society”
For several days, the United States was in mournful shock over Kennedy’s death
1) Immediately after Kennedy’s assassination, the presidency went to his VP, Lyndon Baines Johnson
2) Johnson, was appalled at the poverty rate in the U.S., and launched a “War on Poverty”
3) He would then create a number of “New Deal”-like programs that Johnson called the Great Society
Johnson finished Kennedy’s term and was elected in 1964.

11. President Johnson’s “Great Society”
With the Great Society, Johnson envisioned a United States without poverty
He created a number of programs that are still in place today
4) A) Medicare – national health insurance for citizens over 65
B) Medicaid – healthcare for the needy
These programs still benefit American citizens today

12. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
April 4th, 1968
1) Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis, Tennessee to support black sanitary workers who were being discriminated against in their jobs
King was staying at a hotel while in Memphis
As he stood on the balcony of the hotel, he was fatally shot by a sniper
2) James Earl Ray was apprehended, convicted, and would die in prison for the murder of MLK

13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
3) The impact of King’s assassination: Many lost hope in non-violence as a solution to the civil rights issue in the U.S.
Militant groups began rising up
These groups didn’t advocate equality, but mainly black power and black separatism
Violent
4) The Black Panthers

14. Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated
June 6th, 1968
The Presidential Election of 1968 is coming up
1) The late John F. Kennedy’s brother, Robert F. Kennedy is running for president
He was in Los Angeles, and had just given a speech at the Ambassador Hotel celebrating his victory in the California primary election there
2) As he was exiting the hotel, a Palestinian Arab named Sirhan Sirhan runs up and shoots Kennedy in the head
Kennedy dies 26 hours later

15. Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated
Sirhan’s motive was because of Kennedy’s support of Israel
Sirhan was Arab
3) The impact of Robert Kennedy’s assassination: Many believed that there was no real leader left that could pull the U.S. out of its social turmoil

16. The 1968 Democratic National Convention
The unpopularity of Johnson due to the Vietnam War
Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination
These spelled doom for the Democrats who had held the White House since 1960
4) At the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 10,000 anti-war protesters showed up
The protest turned violent when the Mayor of Chicago sent in the police to disperse the crowd

17. Nixon Returns
4) With the Democratic Party at its weakest, the Republican Party saw an opportunity to take the White House
5) Richard Nixon returns with another bid for the presidency and appeals to U.S. patriotism
He promised a crackdown on the unruly violence that was rising in the 60s
He also promised victory in the war in Vietnam
Nixon would become the 37th U.S. President

18. QOTD
How did the Warren Court’s Miranda decision expand the legal rights of individuals?
A      Suspects became protected against evidence that had been improperly obtained.
B       Suspects would now be protected against self-incrimination upon being arrested.
C      Any arrested suspect would automatically be assigned a court-appointed attorney.
D      People could no longer be arrested without being told a specific charge for the arrest.

19. QOTD
How did the Warren Court’s Miranda decision expand the legal rights of individuals?
B       Suspects would now be protected against self-incrimination upon being arrested.

20. Today’s Standard SSUSH24
Analyze the impact of social organizations of the 1960s.

21. Social / Political Organizations of the 60s

22. The 1960s
The 1960s
A time of great political and social change as we’ve said many times
***As a result of these changes, many formed social and political organizations
These organizations helped spur change in America

23. Civil Rights
We’ve already talked about the Civil Rights Movement in America
But you need to know the two main organizations that pushed the movement forward
1) The SCLC – Southern Christian Leadership Conference formed by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The SCLC was Christian based
2) The SNCC – Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee – another non-violent student movement

24. Women’s Movement
1) Women, though they won the full right to vote with the 19th amendment, were still fighting gender discrimination
2) In June of 1966, a group of women at a conference for women’s equality formed the National Organization for Women
NOW
NOW would advocate for women’s economic and social equality in the U.S.

25. Anti-War Movement
1) We’ve already talked about the anti-war movement that sprung up in the 60s
The Vietnam War
Young men being drafted
Images of the war being seen on TV
2) The movement grew and caused social and political unrest until America’s withdraw from the war in 1975.

26. The United Farm Workers Movement
1) By the 1960s, 4 million Mexican-Americans lived in the United States
They were the poorest and least educated people in the country
They were also receiving low discriminatory wages at work
2) They would have a voice thanks to Cezar Chavez, founder of the National Farm Workers Association
Chavez organized strikes, boycotts, and marches
Negotiated better treatment for Hispanic-Americans

27. The Environmental Movement
1) Marine Biologist Rachel Carson would change the country with her book Silent Spring
Published in 1962
Warned America of how chemical pesticides are killing wildlife
2) Raised the country’s awareness of the importance of protecting the environment
Silent Spring led to the passing of laws that monitored water and air quality in the U.S.

28. Unit 8 Study Guides 1) The Cold War Begins
2) Communism Spreads In Asia
3) JFK and the Crisis In Cuba
4) The Vietnam War Part 1
5) The Vietnam War Part 2
6) The Civil Rights Movement
7) Technological and Economic Growth
8) Political Change in the 60s
9) Social and Political Organizations of the 60s