The 1960s saw immense social, political, and economic changes including the youth counterculture movement, Nixon's election, LBJ's Great Society programs, and technological advances. However, these were often overshadowed by strong opposition to the Vietnam War and the continued fight for racial and gender equality. Significant events included the first moon landing in 1969, the televised presidential debates beginning in 1960, Woodstock in 1969, and the Greensboro sit-ins changing segregation policies. The decade also saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy as well as widespread anti-war sentiment over Vietnam.

1. Calli, Alex, Stephen, Callie, Austin, & Ciara
DECADES: THE 1960’S
The 1960’s were a time of immense change – socially through the
youth counterculture movement, politically through the election of
Republican Nixon, and economically through LBJ’s Great Society
and advances in technology, but these were often overshadowed
by strong opposition to the Vietnam “War” and the continued fight
for equality for both blacks and women.

2. THE BEST
July 20th , 1969- Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin were the first men to land on the
moon. This was significant to history in that
the space age brought on the advance-
ments of computers, telephone,
communication satellites that give us
direction, TV, weather, and protection.
These were the debates that aired on
television for all Americans to have an
idea on the presidential platforms.
The Kennedy-Nixon debates were
significant to the 1960’s in that they were
the first televised presidential debates ever
and it showed how television could effect
the results.

3. Woodstock was a free music festival that
attracted more than 400,400 youngsters to
a farm in New York in 1969. Peaceful and
organized but ended because of bad
opinions on the free flowing nature of the
concert and drug use. The significance of
this event is that it let the “hippies” express
their lifestyle and it brought more
importance and focus to music and other
things.

4. The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of
nonviolent protests which led to the
Woolworth's department store chain
reversing its policy of racial segregation
in the Southern United States. The
significance of the Greensboro sit-ins is that
the young-men changed the “separate isn’t equal”
in a non-violent way, and forever changing
segregation in public places.
Opposition to U.S. involvement in the
Vietnam War began slowly and in small
numbers in 1964 on various college
campuses in the United States. This anti-
war sentiment developed during a time of
unprecedented student activism reinforced
in numbers by the demographically
significant baby boomers, but grew to
include a wide and varied cross-section of
Americans from all walks of life. The anti-
war movement is often considered to have
been a major factor affecting America's
involvement in the war itself.

5. THE WORST
1964 1965 1967 1968
On February
13, the French Martin Luther King Jr. a
March 3, 1965 The Vietnam On January
detonated one Nobel Peace Prize winner
the first factory war week 27, a fire broke
of their first and a leader of the civil
was organized began on April out on the
nuclear tests, rights movement was
and the mass 10th, this week launch pad
which further assassinated in Memphis,
production of was killing 3
completed LSD started. highlighted by astronauts. TN. This further angered
their African Americans and led
This began the draft card This illustrated
independence the civil rights movement
abuse of drugs burnings and technological
from US into the hysteria that it
during the 60’s the beginning advances in
became.
military. and 70’s. of war protest. NASA.

7. Election of 1968
Party Candidate and Campaign Main Issue Planks (3) Supporters Popular Vote Electoral
Qualifications Slogans Vote
Humphrey “Trust Vietnam Appoint a 31,275,116 191
Democrats Graduated Humphrey” special 42.9% 35.5%
from the “Humphrey- commission to
University of Muskie Two reform the
Minnesota, You Can party rules
United States Trust” governing
Senator delegate
selection and
president
nominations,
create a Jobs
Opportunity
Business
Sector (JOBS),
and strongly
support the
Paris talks.
Republicans Nixon “Nixon’s the Restore law Rebuild urban 31,785,480 301
Vice President One” and order at and rural slum 43.6% 56%
under “Nixon Now” home and areas, give
Eisenhower, make peace in attention and
Governor of Vietnam recognize the
California, importance of
Graduate of Americas’
Whittier youth,
College (law) reestablish
fiscal
responsibility
and put an end
to increases in
the cost of
living.

8. Third Party Wallace “Stand Up for Racial An enlightened KKK, the deep 9,906,473 46
(American Graduate of the Alabama” segregation/ and advancing south 13.5% 8.5%
Independent) University of Civil Rights educational
Alabama, program
served in Air assisted but not
Corps, controlled by
Governor of the federal
Alabama government,
Peace abroad
and domestic
tranquility at
home,
reestablishment
of the authority
and
responsibility
of local
government by
returning to the
states.
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9. This table shows the take-off of televised debates
and conventions starting in the 1960’s with the
Kennedy-Nixon debates.
Its significance is that it is showing how many
people tuned into the new way of being informed
about current politics.
This graph is showing how illegal
and legal immigration
was not as much of a problem
in the 1960’s compared to the 2000’s.
the significance of this graph is that
it is showing how much less immigrating
was in the 1960’s than in the present.
STATS

10. This graph shows the civilian
population ratio in 1960. It
was significantly one of the lowest
periods of unemployment.
This is comparing the unemployment rate
of the United States, Canada, Japan
and Europe. The U.S. had the second
highest unemployment rate, being not
too far behind Canada.

11. This Chart is comparing the amount
of Civil Right Movement, Anti-War Movement,
Kent State Shooting, and March for Jobs and Freedom
led by MLK supporters, to other movements beyond the 1960’s.

12. SONGS & VIDEOS
 Mario Savio: Free Speech Movement
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYSY2ohHFnQ
 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTHY1bNUzc
 For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY