1 / 16

Essential Question

Essential Question. What were the other major events of the 1960s?. Ending the 1960s. 1968 Democratic Convention. Johnson not running for re-election Robert Kennedy assassinated. 1968 Democratic Convention. Protestors filled the streets and became violent

jacob-cervantes
Download Presentation

Essential Question

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Essential Question What were the other major events of the 1960s?

  2. Ending the 1960s

  3. 1968 Democratic Convention • Johnson not running for re-election • Robert Kennedy assassinated

  4. 1968 Democratic Convention • Protestors filled the streets and became violent • The Chicago 7 – protestors arrested and placed on trial

  5. 1968 Election

  6. United Farm Workers • Founded by Cesar Chavez • Rights of migrant farm workers • Non-violent protests, hunger strikes

  7. Women’s Movement • Betty Friedan • Wrote The Feminine Mystique • The idea of women being fulfilled as homemakers is a myth

  8. National Organization of Women • NOW • Pushed for equality between men and women • “Women’s Lib”

  9. Environmentalist Movement • Began in the 1960s • Concerned with preserving the earth’s resources

  10. Rachel Carson • Wrote Silent Spring • Use of pesticides was destroying the environment • Led to the banning of DDT

  11. Earth Day • Began in April 1970 • Encourage concern for the environment

  12. Environmental Protection Agency • Established by Richard Nixon • Laws for a safe and clean environment

  13. An Inconvenient Truth • Documentary by Al Gore • Global warming is man-made and will have catastrophic consequences

  14. Rise of Conservatism • Government has too much control • Taxes should be limited • Distrusted social movements

  15. Barry Goldwater • Ran for president in 1964 • Believed in states rights and fewer government interventions • Ran as a Republican

More Related