OBJECTIVES FOR WEEK 20: Monday May 18-Friday May 22, 2015
An Overview of Chapter 25: The Sixties, 1960-1968
This chapter recounts the history of the 1960s, with emphasis on the civil rights
movement, the Great Society program, and the war in Vietnam. The chapter opens
with the sit-in movement of 1960, and explores the Freedom Rides, Birmingham,
and the March on Washington. The Kennedy years are looked at next, discussing
John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy, the Peace Corps, the Alliance for Progress, and the
Cuban Missile Crisis. After Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon Johnson worked to get
the Civil Rights Act through Congress. Following that the civil rights movement
rallied around the Freedom Summer, Johnson’s 1964 election campaign, and the
passage of the Voting Rights Act. Genuinely concerned about civil rights, Johnson
launched his Great Society program, enlarging the freedoms begun during the New
Deal. By mid-decade, the civil rights movement moved north and urban ghettos
were plagued by riots. Appealing to the concerns of the northern black urban
communities were Malcolm X and the idea of Black Power. Both the civil rights
movement and the Great Society became overshadowed by the war in Vietnam.
Determined to change society and ensure freedom as participatory democracy, the
Students for a Democratic Society issued the Port Huron statement, and headed the
antiwar movement. The 1960s also witnessed the growth of conservative
movements like the Young Americans for Freedom, which issued the Sharon
statement. The liberal Warren Court is discussed, too, as it extended many rights in
the 1960s. Finally, the chapter concludes with the turbulent events of 1968,
beginning with the Tet offensive and culminating with the election of Richard Nixon.
Monday May 18
Classwork: 1-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38
(The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40-Mr. Green) (15m)
Homework: 1-Ch. 25, pp. 1036-1043, Intro. through Kennedy and Civil Rights. Stop at
Lyndon Johnson’s Presidency.
Tuesday May 19
Classwork:. 1-Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6blTDv0hs (THE
HISTORY CHANNEL-THE PRESIDENTS: JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY) (9m); 2-begin work on JFK
PPT (due on Tuesday May 26, by the beginning of class; include a works cited and opinion page;
minimum of 5 substantive slides. (Classwork/homework grade)
Homework: 1-Ch. 25, pp. 1043-1050, Lyndon Johnson’s Presidency through Freedom
and Equality. Stop at The Changing Black Movement.
Wednesday May 20
Classwork: 1-Isabella’s presentation on her grandfather’s involvement in the Bay of
Pigs invasion (Periods 4 and 5)/ Lauren’s presentation on her grandfather’s service
in the National Guard during the Detroit race riots (P4). 2- Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6blTDv0hs (THE HISTORY CHANNEL-THE
PRESIDENTS: LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON) (9m); begin work on LBJ PPT (due on Tuesday May 26
by the beginning of class; include a works cited and opinion page; minimum of 5 substantive
slides) (classwork/homework grade)
Homework: 1-Ch. 25, pp. 1050-1056, The Changing Black Movement through The
Rise of SDS. Stop at America and Vietnam.
Thursday May 21
Classwork: 1-PPT CH. 25, The Sixties, 1960-1968; 2- In-class research project. Create
a timeline/table/chart and include the date and historical significance of each of
the following events: i-March on Washington, ii-Bay of Pigs, iii-Cuban Missile Crisis,
iv- Civil Rights Act, v-Voting Rights Act, vi-Gulf of Tonkin resolution, vii-Tet
offensive. (Due Tuesday May 26 by the beginning of class. Include page number
and subject heading.) (Quiz grade) (P4-Emily’s PPT on “Suburban Housewives of
the 1960s.”
Homework: 1-Ch. 25, pp. 1056-1065, America and Vietnam through Personal
Liberation and the Free Individual. Stop at The New Movements and the Rights
Revolution.
Friday May 22
Classwork: 1-PPT Ch. 25; 2-Read remainder of Chapter, pp. 1073-1076, 1968: A
Year of Turmoil through the end of the chapter. (P-4-Holly’s PPT on the Cuban
Missile Crisis)
Homework: Finish Presidential PPTs and Timeline if not already done so. Pop quiz
(Classwork grade) on Chapter 25 on Wednesday. (10 questions, t/f)
Happy Memorial Day Weekend.