Unit 4: Monumental Changes, 1955-1970

FRQ: African American leaders have responded to racial discrimination in the United States in a variety of ways. Compare and contrast the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1890s –1920s with the goals and strategies of African American leaders in the 1950s –1960s. (2011)

DBQ: In what ways did the administration of President Lyndon B Johnson respond to the political, economic, and social problems of the United States? Assess the effectiveness of these responses. Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1960-1970 to construct your response. (2007) 2007B DBQ

FRQ: Analyze the ways in which TWO of the following contributed to the changes in women’s lives in the United States in the mid-twentieth century: Wars; Literature and/or popular culture; Medical and/or technological advances. (2005)

FRQ: Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following transformed American society in the 1960’s and 1970’s: The Civil Rights movement; the antiwar movement; the women’s movement. (2005)

Unit Documentaries:   

The Century Part 8, The Best Years (45:02)

Eyes on the Prize Part 1, (54:35)

Eyes on the Prize Part 2, (56:36)

American Experience: Freedom Riders (1:51:48)

Vietnam, a Televised History Part 3 (55:39)

Vietnam, a Televised History Part 4 (55:42)

Vietnam, a Televised History Part 10 (55:41)

Short Videos:

Separate but Equal (5:51)

Unit Lectures:

2011 FRQ Class

2007B DBQ Essay Class

Primary Sources: 

Reactions to the Emmett Till Murder, 1955

Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Power of Non-violence", 1957

Students for a Democratic Society, "Port Huron Statement", 1962

Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from Birmingham Jail", 1963

Governor George Wallace (D, AL) "Segregation Now, Segregation Forever" Speech, 1963

Terry Shaw, "One Volunteer's Freedom Summer", 1964

Richard Nixon, "First Inaugural Address", 1969

"Invisible Man", 1969

Sparknotes Readings:

Sparknotes, The 1950's: The Cold War, Civil Rights, and Social Trends 

Sparknotes, 1970's to 2000

For this project you must define the terms listed below and explain each term's significance to the unit/era being studied. Your definition should be 2-3 sentences long and may be copied and pasted from a source like Wikipedia, but the significance of the term must be in your own words and based on your own understanding. To fill out a term's significance, ask yourself, "Why is this item included in my study of this unit? Why is this term in a history book?" The answer to this question is your term's significance.

Unit 2 Key Terms:

Silent Spring

My Lai Massacre

Joan Baez/Pete Seeger

VVAW

Decolonization

fragging

Chicago Seven

Election of 1968

Sino-Soviet Split

1968 Democratic Convention

Apollo Program

Kent State Shootings

Summer of Love

Black Power Movement

The Feminine Mystique

Green Revolution

Tet Offensive

1960's Race Riots

James Earl Ray

Woodstock Festival

Below is an example of a key term done with the proper format:

William the Conqueror: William I (c. 1028[2] – 9 September 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant), was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II. Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because of the illegitimacy of his birth.To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen (from Paris andÎle-de-France) to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.[3] (I copied and pasted this definition from Wikipedia)

Significance: William the Conqueror is significant because his conquest of England created the first nation state in Europe. His rearrangement of English feudal territories to give himself dramatically more power than the the barons and nobles around him caused him to be the most powerful monarch in Europe and eventually led to the rise of other nation states over the next few centuries. (These are my words based on my knowledge of English and European history.)