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The Turbulent 60s

The Turbulent 60s. Times of change. In the beginning…. JFK in office “New Frontier” of social change Public service engages the youth JFK commits to going to the moon within the decade. Things start to change…. Cuban Missile Crisis/Bay of Pigs

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The Turbulent 60s

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  1. The Turbulent 60s Times of change

  2. In the beginning… • JFK in office • “New Frontier” of social change • Public service engages the youth • JFK commits to going to the moon within the decade

  3. Things start to change… • Cuban Missile Crisis/Bay of Pigs • Southern Democrats and Republicans resist social change re: Civil rights • Vietnam War • Space Race turns political

  4. Americans enter into darkness… • 1963 Assassination of JFK • Vietnam War

  5. Americans enter into darkness… • Counterculture creates generational divide • Death of our heroes

  6. Cold War • People lived with the fear of nuclear annihilation or Soviet invasion • The “Space Race” illustrated the competition

  7. Race Relations • Civil Rights brought social activism to the political forefront • Caused the country to split ideologically—Role models emerged; villains did, too.

  8. More Social Rights Groups • The Women’s Movement Emerged as women fought to pass the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution • Gay Rights also erupted in the counterculture, but was less accepted

  9. Vietnam War • The first war fought “on television” • US involvement in a civil war divides the nation • A taste of vulnerability

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