AMH1 (AB Tech), Ch. 28: The Unraveling

Open Ended

In what ways might the Altamont festival have set the tone for this period?

Multiple Choice

Which festival was seen as a contrast to Altamont?

• Newport

• Woodstock

• Altamont

• Monterey

Multiple Choice

What made the Vietnam War more visceral for Americans?

• Newspepers

• Music

• Protests

• Television

Open Ended

How did Nixon leverage LBJ's Vietnam stance into his own campaign?

Multiple Choice

How long did it take for communist forces to overwhelm Vietnam after the U.S. left?

• 1975 years

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

Open Ended

How did the Black power movement supply a contrasting view of civil rights from the 50s/early 60s?

Multiple Choice

What did the Kerner Commission cite as the leading cause of rioting/black unrest?

• Hopelessness of poverty

• White frustration

• Segregation

• Disco music

Open Ended

In what ways were African-Americans becoming more visible in the American mainstream?

Open Ended

List one of the destabilizing events of 1968 and discuss its significance

Multiple Select

What shaped the Presidential campaigns of 1968

• Vietnam War

• Aforementioned unrest

• Climate change

• Civil rights

Open Ended

What was Nixon's presence in politics before 1968?

Open Ended

What was the significance of Watergate as it happened? What is its significance now?

Multiple Choice

How was Nixon removed from the presidency?

• Impeachment

• Firing

• Resignation

• Lost reelection

Multiple Choice

The Great Compression?

• Postwar prosperity

• Postwar economic struggle

• Deindustrialization

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What city best represented the trend of deindustrialization?

• New York City

• Detroit

• Miami

• Chicago

Open Ended

What are some of the explanations behind the retreat of postwar prosperity in the early 70s?

Open Ended

What impressions of this trend do the previous two images generate?

Multiple Select

Landmark Legal Rulings Concerning Sex (in the 70s) ?

• Man v. Bear

• Roe v. Wade

• Miller v. California

• Brown v. Board of Education

Open Ended

Take a second to research: what are some of the impacts of the passing of no-fault divorce laws?

Open Ended

What was the ERA and what was its significance?

Multiple Select

Which foreign economies began to soar during this period? (According to the previous slide)

• Korea

• Japan

• West Germany

• England

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about the events at the Altamont music festival or their impact on American society in the late 1960s?

Multiple Choice

How did the Altamont music festival differ from the Woodstock festival in terms of atmosphere and outcomes?

• Altamont was peaceful and successful, while Woodstock was violent and chaotic.

• Altamont was associated with anger, violence, and death, while Woodstock captured the idyll of sixties youth culture with peace and love.

• Both festivals were equally peaceful and successful.

• Woodstock was a disaster, while Altamont was well-organized and safe.