1960s Culture

Multiple Choice

On thing that many popular books in the 60s had in common was that they

• discussed social topics of concern like minority groups like people of color and women and environment

• They were mostly sci-fi

• Women read a lot of romance because they were bored housewives

• the most influencial books of the era were mysteries

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about the Rustbelt

• Mostly Northern states

• Former steel industries

• Jobs left due to cheaper overseas labor costs

• People left because they could no longer farm due to extended drought

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about the Sunbelt

• Jobs were mostly in the oil, military or aerospace fields

• People moved south to become cotton farmeres

• businesses moved south due to cheaper land and resources

• A lot of people left the Rustbelt for the Sunbelt due to better weather for retirement

Listen to both songs above and then answer the following questions

​Earth Angel 1954 Purple Haze 1967

Open Ended

Explain how music changed between the 1950s and the 1960s

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about Woodstock

• 32 bands played over 3 to 4 days

• It took place in a field in Boston

• about 500,000 people attended

• Considered a symbol of peace and the Hippie Movement

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true about TV and Movies in the 60s?

• There were only 3 channels

• Most TV shows were wholesome family shows

• Movies began to ignore social/moral norms of prior eras

• Most families had at least two TVs per home - if not three

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true about sports in the 1960s?

• Roger Maris broke the Touchdown record in 1968

• Jackie Robinson became the first African American Major League Baseball player

• Muhammad Ali became a gold medalist in Boxing

• The first ever Superbowl was played in 1967

Open Ended

Discuss some of the cultural/social changes during the 1960s with a partner then choose ONE change that you found most interesting or something that is still, in your opinion, impactful today and explain why you chose it.