Tenth Grade 2015-2016 Midterm
1960s Research Topics
Popular Culture of the 1960s
1. Music (as a medium of getting the protest message out, culture change, youth movement, etc.)
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The British Invasion
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Motown
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The San Francisco Sound/ Haight-Ashbury
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Rock and Roll
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Woodstock
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Individual Artists/ Groups (your choice)
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Song Lyrics
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Rolling Stone Magazine
2. Social Changes
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The Counter Culture
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Hippies
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Environmental Movement
3. Notable Figures from Popular Culture (Choose ONE)
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Timothy Leary
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Jane Fonda
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Gloria Steinem
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John Lennon
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Bob Dylan
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Other choices approved by the teacher
The Civil Rights Movement
1. Black Power Movement
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Nation of Islam
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Malcolm X
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Black Panthers
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Mohammed Ali
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Detroit Riots of 1967
2. Non-Violent Protest
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Martin Luther King
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
3. The Women's Movement
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Feminism
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National Organization for Woman (NOW)
4. The Gay Rights Movement
5. War on Poverty
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
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Social Security Act of 1964
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Poor People's March on Washington in 1967
6. Latino Rights/ Chicano Movement
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Development & Function of Unions
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National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)
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Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC)
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United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
Cesar Chavez
Tenth Grade 2015-2016 Midterm
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Student Groups/ Organizations
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United Mexican American Students (UMAS)
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Mexican American Youth Association (MAYA)
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Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)
The Vietnam War & The Cold War
1. Communism
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The Bay of Pigs (1961)
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The Cuban Missile Conflict (1962)
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The Space Race
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The Domino Theory
2. Important Events
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The Gulf of Tonkin (1964)
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The Tet Offensive (1968)
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The Siege of Khe Sanh (1968)
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My Lai Massacre (1968)
3. North Vietnam/ Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Vietcong (guerilla fighters)
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National Liberation Front
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People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)
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Ho Chi Minh
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Tunnels of Cu Chi
4. South Vietnam/ Government of the Republic of Vietnam
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Army of The Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
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Ngo Dinh Diem
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Military Coup of 1963
5. Vietnamization
6. Cambodia & Laos
7. Agent Orange
8. The Pentagon Papers
9. Important Political Figures
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John Kennedy
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon
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Robert Kennedy
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Eugene McCarthy
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General William Westmoreland
10. Anti-War Protests & Organizations
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College Campus Protests & Sit-Ins
o
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
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Vietnam Veteran Protests
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Democratic National Convention of 1968
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The Chicago Seven