1. 1960s-1972 CRISIS OF AUTHORITY
A32
7.4.23

2. New Left & Counterculture

3. A. Rise of the New Left and the counterculture
liberal, radical, Marxist political movements that took place during the 1960s, primarily among college students
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS)
PORT HURON STATEMENT –
articulated the fundamental problems of American society and laid out a radical vision for a better future – Tom Hayden – University of Michigan – 1962 / Racism and Cold War 2 biggest problems facing American
FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT
MARIO SAVIO – leader of Free Speech mvt at Berkley
“PEOPLE’S PARK” –UC Berkley
WEATHERMEN – U. Michigan – faction of SDS
create a revolutionary party to overthrow U.S. imperialism – militant (bombings)- broke Tim Leary out of jail (LSD prof)
COUNTERCULTURE
“HIPPIE”
WOODSTOCK AND ALTAMONT

4. University of California, Berkeley students during free speech sit in, 1964

5. Disturbances on College Campuses 1967-69
Norton A People & A Nation 7e [hsitory companion cd]

6. Anti war protesters, 1967

7. Military police guard an entrance to the Pentagon during 1967 anti-war protest

8. Anti-war demonstration at Pentagon Oct 1967
"A female demonstrator offers a flower to military police on guard at the Pentagon during an anti-Vietnam demonstration." By S.Sgt. Albert R. Simpson, Arlington, Virginia, October 21, National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (111-CC-46331)

9. Antiwar Demonstrators Burn Draft Cards on the Steps of the Pentagon, May 22, 1972
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10. Violence at Democratic Convention
Photographs and televised pictures of the Chicago police beating and gassing antiwar protesters and innocent bystanders at the Democratic convention in 1968 linked Democrats in the public mind with violence and mayhem. The scenes made Republican Richard Nixon a reassuring presence to those he would term "the silent majority." ((c) Bettmann/Corbis) Norton A People & A Nation 7e [hsitory companion cd]
Violence at Democratic Convention
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11. Hippies in their garden of grass
“Grass opened up a new space for middle class white kids," wrote chronicler of the drug culture Jay Stevens, "an inner space as well as outer space. It became a ritual--sitting around with your friends, passing a joint from person to person, listening to music, eating, talking, joking, maybe making out--all the senses heightened." (John and Leni Sinclair Collection, Bentley Historical Library,University of Michigan)
Norton A People & A Nation 7e [hsitory companion cd]
Hippies in their garden of grass
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12. Woodstock
Woodstock
(Library of Congress) Norton A People & A Nation 7e [hsitory companion cd]
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13. WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE 1960S & 1970S
New Feminism
WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE 1960S & 1970S

14. Guiding Question
“BETWEEN 1960 AND 1975, THERE WAS GREAT PROGRESS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL EQUALITY.” ASSESS THE VALIDITY OF THIS STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO TWO OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:
AFRICAN AMERICANS
WOMEN
ASIAN AMERICANS
LATINOS
NATIVE AMERICANS
2004B

15. B. WOMEN’S MOVEMENT NEW FEMINISM BETTY FRIEDAN
THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW)
GRISWOLD V. CONNECTICUT (1965) – reversed Connecticut law that outlawed use of contraceptives
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA)
ROE V. WADE (1973) – Legalized Abortion
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR – first female Supreme Court Justice
GERALDINE FERRARO – first female on a presidential ticket (1984 VP candidate with Walter Mondale)
Women in the workforce
Brinkley 10e

16. DESCRIBE THREE OF THE FOLLOWING AND ANALYZE THE WAYS IN WHICH EACH OF THE THREE HAS AFFECTED THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN AMERICAN SOCIETY SINCE 1940
CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
THE REBIRTH OF AN ORGANIZED WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY/ MEDICAL AND/OR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
THE PERSISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL DEFINITIONS OF WOMEN’S ROLES
(1992) (2005B)

17. Struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment

18. Hispanics Native Americans

19. C. Ethnic Minorities INDIANS HISPANICS BILINGUALISM “MELTING POT”
“TERMINATION”
AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT (AIM)
INDIAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
WOUNDED KNEE
HISPANICS
CESAR CHAVEZ, UNITED FARM WORKERS
“CHICANOS”
BILINGUALISM
“MELTING POT”
“MULTICULTURALISM”
Cesar Chavez

20. Economic Stagnation

21. Economics C. ECONOMIC STAGNATION
THE REASONS FOR THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE EARLY 1970S, AND PRESIDENT NIXON'S REACTION TO THE DECLINE.
GEORGE MCGOVERN
OPEC
“STAGFLATION”
D. SHIFT AT THE SUPREME COURT
THE WAYS IN WHICH THE SUPREME COURT IN THE NIXON YEARS BEGAN TO CHANGE TO A MORE CONSERVATIVE POSTURE, AND THE REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE.
THE BURGER COURT

22. George McGovern

23. Richard Nixon

24. Politics and Economics Under Nixon The Troubled Economy
Brinkley 10e

25. 1970s: Oil Production
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;

26. Watergate

27. WATERGATE
THE PLUMBERS – Liddy, Young, -- to stop the leaks coming out of the Oval Office
PENTAGON PAPERS; NEW YORK TIMES V. U.S.
DANIEL ELLSBERG
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT THE PRESIDENT (CREEP)
WATERGATE
“COVER-UP”
“WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?”
SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE -
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE; U.S. V. NIXON
SMOKING GUN

28. Spiro T. Agnew

29. Watergate Complex

30. Brinkley 11e Gallery

32. Richard Nixon answering media questions during Watergate

33. “What did the president know and when did he know it?”
The Watergate Crisis
“What did the president know and when did he know it?”
Senator Howard Baker
Brinkley 10e

34. Nixon leaves the White House August 9, 1974
Richard Nixon departs from the White House before Gerald Ford was sworn in as President Description: Richard Nixon departing the White House after resigning. Oliver F. Atkins, August 9, Keywords: Gerald Ford Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project By Oliver F. Atkins, Washington, DC, August 9, Nixon Presidential Materials Project, National Archives and Records Administration (E )

35. Nixon leaving the White House
Description: Richard Nixon departing the White House after resigning. Oliver F. Atkins, August 9, Keywords: Gerald Ford Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project.

36. Gerald Ford taking oath of office

37. “Our long national nightmare is over.”
The Watergate Crisis
“Our long national nightmare is over.”
Gerald Ford

38. SOURCES
Brinkley 10th ed