1960s America

The 1960s

Changes in America

Standards

c. Describe the impact on American society of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

d. Discuss the significance of the technologies of television and space exploration.

Television in the 1960s

Before vs. After TV

Before:

• News from Radio

• News from newspapers after they were published

• Entertainment outside the home​

After:

• SEE the news unfolding (Vietnam, political debates, etc.)

• See people protesting

• Entertainment was at home​

• Gave Americans an inside view of leaders and events​

Kennedy Assassination

Dallas, Texas

Nov. 22, 1963

President Kennedy was riding in a convertible car in a parade when he was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, killing him. The news spread quickly because of TV.

Multiple Choice

In what year was President Kennedy shot and killed?

• 1973

• 1950

• 1963

• 1968

Multiple Choice

After the assassination, America was:

• Shocked

• Saddened

• Set Back

• All of the Above

MLK Jr. Assassination

Memphis, Tennessee

April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while standing on a hotel balcony. Riots broke out across the country after his murder.

Multiple Choice

Martin Luther King Jr.’s work to change unfair laws was caused by a desire for people to be treated fairly. What was the effect of King’s work?

• Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave speeches.
•  Equal rights laws were passed, so Americans are treated fairly.
• African Americans and whites went to separate schools.

Multiple Choice

What main problem does MLK address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
• African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
• African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
• No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

Multiple Choice

How did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?

• It had no effect
• The movement continued because he wasn't that important
• People were heartbroken and the movement slowed
• The movement gained strength because people of all races were outraged

The Space Race

Working to get to the moon!

• The US was competing with the Soviet Union to get to the moon first.

• The USSR sent a satellite and then a human into space by 1961.

• President Kennedy vowed to put a man on the moon by 1970!

• In 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American launched into space.

• In July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon!​

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Multiple Choice

Vietnam was a controversial war because

• Many did not believe the U.S. should be involved

• It was televised so many Americans saw the death and destruction daily

• The U.S. was not "winning"

• All answers are correct

Multiple Choice

The Space Race...

• Was about who could get to the moon the fastest

• Helped create powerful rockets for nuclear weapons

• Resulted in U.S.S.R. first to space but the U.S. first to the moon

• All answers are correct

Multiple Choice

When Neil Armstrong first stepped on the surface of the moon, he said, "That's one small step for man...one giant leap for mankind."

What did he likely mean?

• He felt that the trip to the moon was the final leap humans had to make.

• Humans have only take one step forward in history.

• Gravity on the moon was lower so he could step farther.

• His physical step was small, but it symbolized a huge moment in human history.

Multiple Choice

Who were the two participants in the Space Race?

• The US and Cuba
• China and US
• The USSR and US
• US and North Vietnam

Multiple Choice

HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?  

• LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE 
• LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
• THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
• JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH

Multiple Choice

Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the  Vietnam war?

• Television and media bias
• Radio 
• Telegraph
• Internet