CW-13 MAKE LOVE NOT WAR

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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

In the 1960s the United States claimed its place as the world's leading defender against communism. But by the end of the decade, the nation was convulsed by dissent, riot, assassination and an increasingly unpopular war.
HAVES/HAVE NOTS
In 1960, John F. Kennedy -- who seemed to many the embodiment of a new age -- was elected president of the United States. Kennedy had attacked President Eisenhower's conduct of the Cold War and promised to defend the free world against communism. He increased the U.S. military budget, creating thousands more defense industry jobs.
But while the U.S. economy was booming, the good life was not available to all Americans. In many Southern states, laws prevented blacks and whites from traveling together, eating together, or even going to the same school. Black Americans were denied jobs and the right to vote. Civil rights activists held peaceful demonstrations -- but were often beaten and jailed just the same.
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama saw the growing civil rights movement as part of a communist conspiracy -- a view shared privately by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Discrimination against blacks -- covered extensively on television -- damaged America's credibility as freedom's champion in the Cold War.
In fact other people in the government suspected that the civil rights movement might be part of some internal communist conspiracy and on the orders of Robert Kennedy, Dr. Kings hotel rooms were bugged. Post cards were circulated showing Dr. King at a, “supposedly,” communist meeting. Of course, none of this was true but it fed into the fear that Americans had about communism abroad and at home.

John F. Kennedy

George Wallace, Governor of Alabama

John F. Kennedy was known as the “Peace” candidate yet he _____ the defense budget in the U.S. in contradiction to his image.

a.	increased	c.	eliminated
b.	decreased	d.	exploited

Who was director of the FBI in the early 1960’s

a.	George Wallace	c.	Orville Faubus
b.	J. Edgar Hoover	d.	Bob McNamara

George Wallace was a _____ who fought _____ in the early 60’s

a.	libertarian - segregation	c.	integrationist - segregation
b.	Democrat - segregation	d.	segregationist - integration

How did some feel the civil rights movement hurt the U.S. in the war against communism.

a.	the civil rights movement helped to put spies in the Defense Department	c.	the movement made LBJ look like a segregationist.
b.	the civil rights movement hurt the image of the U.S. around the world and made it look just as bad as the Soviet Union	d.	resources were taken away from civil defense to pay for the civil rights movement.

THE GREAT SOCIETY
Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963. His successor, Lyndon Johnson, had a vision of the Great Society. Central to that vision was a war against poverty and the abolition of racial discrimination. Johnson was able to pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964 -- and later that year won an easy victory against his Republican opponent, Sen. Barry Goldwater, who denounced Johnson's Great Society as creeping socialism.
Johnson was an old FDR Democrat and he wanted to put in place many programs to help the poor in America. Medicare and Medicade were two of his programs. In those days the Southern Democrats had control of the Congress and usually blocked pro civil rights laws. Johnson had been Majority Leader in the Senate before he became Vice President under Kennedy. He knew how to control the Southern politicians and was able to get pro civil rights laws through the Congress. Johnson had a vision for America but once he got bogged down in the Vietnam war he was never able to fully implement his vision
Meanwhile, dissent was flourishing on America's campuses. At the University of California at Berkeley, students borrowed the tactics of the Civil Rights Movement, organizing strikes and sit-ins.

Johnson sworn into office after Kennedy’s assassination

Lyndon Johnson and his vision for America

What did President Johnson call his vision for America?

a.	The New Deal	c.	The Great Society
b.	The Square Deal	d.	The Free Society

What was Lyndon Johnson’s job in the Kennedy administration?

a.	Vice President	c.	Minority Leader of the Senate
b.	Majority Leader of the Senate	d.	Speaker of the House

Who was the Republican who ran against Lyndon Johnson in 1964?

a.	Hubert Humphry	c.	Barry Goldwater
b.	Bobby Kennedy	d.	Gene McCarthy

Why was it so hard to get civil rights laws through the Congress?

a.	Congress was controlled by the Republicans	c.	Congress cared more for national defense than civil rights
b.	Congress was controlled by the Southern Democrats	d.	The KKK controlled Congress

Lyndon Johnson never did get all of the Great Society programs enacted. Why not?

a.	The Vietnam War made him loose the support of the American people	c.	The Republicans ganged up on him
b.	Barry Goldwater blocked the Great Society.	d.	FDR was against the Great Society

SEX and WAR
American ideals of political freedom were now being extended into the personal realm. The availability of new birth control such as "The Pill" revolutionized many peoples' views on sexual behavior. Many women burned their bra’s, they demanded equal pay for equal work and they rebelled against being treated as “sex objects.” The National Organization for Women was started by Betty Friedan
In 1965, Johnson began sending U.S. ground troops to Vietnam. Despite the extension of the military draft, Johnson's efforts in Vietnam enjoyed popular support. In the early 60’s people could easily see the connection between the war in Vietnam and the larger cold war. People believed the “Domino Theory”
In the early 60’s the United States was on the verge of tremendous social, political and ethical changes that would come later in the decade. Few people saw it coming

10.

President Johnson was very _____ in the early 1960’s

a.	ill	c.	unpopular
b.	hated	d.	popular

11.

What did the Woman’s Movement indicate about the 1960’s?

a.	The rest of the decade would be quiet once women got their demands	c.	Woman would calm down as soon as they let off a little steam
b.	The nation was going to experience some radical changes in the coming years.	d.	Woman longed for the “good old 50’s”

12.

Who started the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

a.	Jackie Kennedy	c.	Betty Friedan
b.	President Johnson	d.	Hillary Clinton

COUNTERCULTURE
While some Americans went off to war in Vietnam, others were challenging what was termed "the Establishment." The Establishment was all forms of authority. They rejected materialism -- not for communism but instead for love, peace, drugs and rock 'n' roll. All over the United States, young men of draft age were turning on, tuning in and dropping out. These counter culture young people were called, “hippies” by some.
A vast majority of America spurned the new counterculture. But protests against the war were growing -- with marches and draft-card burnings. Meanwhile, America's war in Vietnam dragged on. By 1967, 500,000 U.S. soldiers were there.

Burning draft cards in defiance of the Establishment

13.

What was the counter culture for?

a.	the Establishment	c.	sex, drugs and rock and roll
b.	the war in Vietnam	d.	communism

14.

The counterculture was a symptom of

a.	social unrest	c.	cultured society
b.	social stability	d.	peace and stability

15.

Which statement is true?

a.	Most Americans supported the counterculture	c.	A majority of the young people were “turning on and dropping out”
b.	Most Americans were in support of the hippies because they were their own kids	d.	A majority of Americans did not support the counter culture movement

16.

By 1967, how many soldiers were fighting in Vietnam

a.	100,000	c.	50,000
b.	1,000,000	d.	500,000

DISCONTENT
In America's inner cities, some black activists trained as paramilitaries in what they saw as a civil war against a racist police force. Led by Huey Newton, they called themselves the Black Panthers. The Panthers murdered a school superintendent in Oakland. By the summer of 1967, discontent boiled over into riots in several major U.S. cities. By March 1968, with a growing war in Vietnam and conflict at home, Johnson declared he would not run for a second term as president.
1968 also saw the killings of two prominent Americans. Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead by a white gunman. Several weeks later, Robert Kennedy -- brother of the late president and himself a presidential candidate -- was killed while campaigning in California To many it looked like the United States was on the verge of a revolution.

Black Panther Huey Newton Visits Communist China

17.

Who was leader of the Black Panther Party?

a.	J. Edgar Hoover	c.	Malcom X
b.	Huey Newton	d.	Angela Davis

18.

The Black Panthers were

a.	anti American	c.	anti establishment
b.	pro Communist	d.	all of these

19.

President Johnson decided not to run for a second term because Bobby Kennedy and martin Luther King were assassinated.

true

false

20.

After the assassination of Dr. King there were major riots in many American cities

true

false

Democrat Convention 1968

CRACKDOWN
In August 1968, Democratic Party delegates arrived in Chicago to pick their candidate for the November presidential elections. Along with the delegates came about 100,000 anti-war demonstrators. The protesters gathered in city parks in preparation for a march on the convention hall. But Chicago Mayor Richard Daley had no intention of allowing them to take over the convention . On the day the Democrats were due to nominate their presidential candidate, the demonstrators battled with police.
The situation inside the convention hall was also combative. Supporters of anti-war candidate Eugene McCarthy were prevented from debating the war. Vice President Hubert Humphry became the Democratic presidential candidate. With a promise to crack down on lawlessness, his Republican opponent, Richard Nixon, won the November elections by less than 1 percent of the vote. The Cold War, and the war in Vietnam, would continue

21.

At what convention did the Chicago riots take place”

a.	Democrat convention	c.	SDS convention
b.	Republican convention	d.	Mayors convention

22.

Who was nominated by the Democrats to run for president in 1968

a.	Richard Nixon	c.	Gene McCarthy
b.	Hubert Humphry	d.	Bobby Kennedy

23.

Who was nominated by the Republicans to run for president in 1968

a.	Richard Nixon	c.	Gene McCarthy
b.	Hubert Humphry	d.	Dwight Eisenhower

24.

Who won the election and was elected President of the U.S. in 1968?

a.	Hubert Humphry	c.	Dwight Eisenhower
b.	Richard Nixon	d.	Lyndon Johnson

25.

Why didn’t Lyndon Johnson run for a second term?

a.	He wanted to spend time with his family	c.	He thought he could not win because of the chaos and protests around the country
b.	He wanted to retire to Texas	d.	His wife would no let him run again