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Beginning Activities

Beginning Activities. Title today’s lesson: Years of Turmoil/The Return of Richard Nixon Video Activity : The 1960s Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship Daily Expectations: No one leaves once class has begun. Come in quietly and get to work immediately

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Beginning Activities

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  1. Beginning Activities • Title today’s lesson: Years of Turmoil/The Return of Richard Nixon • VideoActivity: The 1960s • Mission Statement: To prepare you for a life of responsible citizenship • Daily Expectations: • No one leaves once class has begun. • Come in quietly and get to work immediately • Pay attention and be respectful • No phones • No food or drinks other than water • Do your work • Give AP quality effort • 5 bonus points for supplies

  2. Extra Credit • 5 points each 6 weeks for bringing supplies: • Paper clips • Pens • Paper • Staples • Tape

  3. Years of Turmoil/The Return of Richard Nixon Chapter 30 The Turbulent 60’s

  4. The Student Revolt and Protest • The Free Speech movement began in Berkeley. • The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) • Fight against poverty, racism, and violence • Participatory democracy and individualism • Antiwar Protests • Teach-ins • Ironically, most students had deferments to avoid the draft. • Students gained more participation in making decisions on their campuses.

  5. Diversity in Civil Rights • Black Nationalism • Became more militant and radical • MLK was assassinated in 1968. • Mexican-Americans • Cesar Chavez and the National Farm Workers Association organized for better wages. • Women • Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique criticized the traditional roles of women. • 1964 Civil Rights Act gave women the power to fight against work discrimination. • Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the states, but couldn’t get enough to ratify it.

  6. Vietnam Undermines Johnson • On January 30, 1968, the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offensive. • The Americans were able to push the Viet Cong back, but it showed that the war was far from over. • The Tet Offensive damaged Johnson politically, and he decided not to run for reelection.

  7. The Democrats Divide • Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy ran as anti-war candidates for the Democratic nomination. • Kennedy was assassinated, which left an opening for Hubert Humphrey. • Humphrey used his political connections at the convention to get nominated and to strike down the antiwar element in the party platform. • Rioting outside the convention did not look good for the Democrats.

  8. The Republican Resurgence • Nixon claimed that he would end the war. • Humphrey stuck by LBJ’s strategy of escalating the war, which voters didn’t like. • George Wallace ran as a candidate for the American Independent Party, basing his whole campaign fighting for segregation. • Wallace took southern Democratic votes from Humphrey, costing him the election. • Nixon’s win was an attack on liberal protest and reform.

  9. Ending Activity • Checking for Comprehension: Week 32 • Make sure the floor is clean • Connect to our objectives: How does this prepare you for life and the future?

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