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U.S. History: The Liberal Era 1960-1975

Explore the origins of the Cold War, Vietnam War impact, domestic issues, civil rights movements, and the Great Society under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Learn about significant events like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the March on Washington, and the Vietnam Crusade. Delve into the social and political landscape during this transformative period in American history.

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U.S. History: The Liberal Era 1960-1975

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  1. Chapter 28 The Liberal Era, 1960 – 1975

  2. Core Standards • E: 1: g: Analyze the origins of the Cold War, foreign policy developments, and major events of the administrations of Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon • E: 1: h: Describe and evaluate the political and social impact of the Vietnam War • E: 2: a: Analyze major domestic issues and responses of the administrations of Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon • E: 2: b: Evaluate the impact of innovations in technology and communication on American society • E: 2: c: Identify the events and influential individuals of the Civil Rights, human rights and the counterculture movements and assess their impact.

  3. Readings for Chapter 28 • Read the chapter. “I have a dream today that all God’s children will ‘do their readings.’ ”

  4. Introduction

  5. Nixon’s Fumble Kennedy Controversy A New Beginning http://archive.org/details/1960_kennedy-nixon_1

  6. Map 28.1: The Election of 1960

  7. Kennedy’s Domestic Record • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQtfw8U06g&feature=fvsr&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

  8. La Brigada April 1961 Southeast Asia Nikita Khrushchev Cold War Activism

  9. Cuban Missile Crisis To the Brink of Nuclear War

  10. 1000 Day Presidency

  11. Nov. 22, 1963 Dallas, TX Dealey Plaza Lee Harvey Oswald Jack Ruby Lyndon Baines Johnson John Connally Motorcade Bubble Top Assassination of JFK

  12. The Continuing Struggle for Black Equality, 1961-1968

  13. “Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!” The African-American Revolution

  14. The March on Washington, 1963

  15. Civil Rights at High Tide • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act

  16. Map 28.2: Voter Registration of African Americans in the South, 1964–1968

  17. Fire in the Streets

  18. Black Power • Malcolm X

  19. The Struggle Goes On

  20. The Expanding Movement for Equality

  21. Native-American Activism • American Indian Movement (AIM) • Indian Self-Determination Act of 1974

  22. Hispanic-Americans Organize • Immigration Act of 1965 • Cesar Estrada Chavez • La Causa • Chicano and Chicano • Immigration and Control Act of 1986

  23. Asian-American Activism • Asian-American Political Alliance

  24. Liberalism Ascendant, 1963-1968 • Lyndon Baines Johnson • Lady Bird • “Be kind to Lyndon.”

  25. Johnson Takes Over • War on Poverty • Great Society

  26. 1964 Election • Barry Goldwater

  27. The Great Society • Medicare • Medicaid

  28. The Liberalism of the Warren Court

  29. The Vietnam Crusade, 1961-1967 • My Lai Massacre • Hanoi Hilton • Hao Lo Prison • Bouncing Betty • Land mine

  30. Map 28.3: The Vietnam War, to 1968

  31. Origins and Causes • Domino Theory • National Liberation Front

  32. Kennedy and Vietnam

  33. Lyndon Johnson’s Endless War • Hawks • Doves • “Hell No, We Won’t Go”

  34. The TET Offensive and Shaken President • Eugene McCarthy • Robert Kennedy

  35. Map 29.1: The Tet Offensive, January-February 1968

  36. Figure 28.1B: U.S. Combat in Vietnam

  37. Nixon’s War

  38. Figure 28.1A: U.S. Combat in Vietnam

  39. America’s Longest War Ends

  40. Conclusion

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