HIST 1302 Exam Review
1968: The Year that Rocked the World
Use your text book, lecture notes and the monograph 1968 to answer the following questions. On the exam, 4
questions will appear, worth 25 points each for 100 total points.
Remember, depth of analysis is more important than length, but you should aim for at least 5-7 paragraphs with
7-14 sentences each. Be sure to support your answers with data, statistics, dates, names, and the significance
(what the event/person/place/etc shows us about this this time in history.
1. The Women’s Movement was on the rise in 1968. Write an essay that details the rise of the movement,
its state of affairs in 1968 and where it went in the early 1970s. Include information on
a. The Feminine Mystique
b. Gloria Steinem
c. The Pill
d. The ERA
e. Phyllis Schafly
2.
Write an essay that documents Americans protest to the war in Vietnam. Why was 1968 such an
important year in the history of that conflict? Be sure to address the following points:
a. The media
b. The Tet Offensive
c. Search and Destroy and Guerilla Warfare tactics
d. anti-war protests
e. the Domino Theory
f. Lyndon B. Johnson and his presidential term and nomination
g. The voting age
h. Me Lai
3. Write an essay that documents America’s involvement in the Vietnam War in Vietnam. Why was 1968
such an important year in the history of that conflict? Be sure to address the following points:
a. The media
b. The Tet Offensive
c. Search and Destroy and Guerilla Warfare tactics
d. Me Lai
e. the Domino Theory
f. Lyndon B. Johnson and his presidential term and nomination
4. Write an essay that explores the Hippie culture, which culminates in 1968. In your essay be sure to
address the following:
a. San Francisco and NYC
b. Sex
c. Drugs
d. Literature
e. The Generation Gap
f. Prominent Leaders of the Hippie movement
5. What role did music play in the culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s?
6. Trace the history of the African American Civil Rights movement in America, as described in 1968. In
your essay, remember to address the following: The Black Panthers Martin Luther King Lyndon B.
Johnson and his presidential term and nomination John F. Kennedy’s Legacy The long hot summers the
Kerner Commission
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
The Black Panthers
Martin Luther King
Lyndon B Johnson
John F. Kennedy’s legacy,
The long hot summers and the Race Riots of 1968
The Kerner Commission
The 1968 Civil Rights Act
The Summer Olympics
7. Describe the manner in which the Cold War played out in 1968. Include information on the following:
a. The Summer Olympics
b. The Space Race and the Apollo Moon Landing
c. Fidel Castro and Cuba
d. John F. Kennedy’s Legacy
e. Lyndon B. Johnson
f. The Vietnam War