History

    Modern America Matrix Week 3

    Week 3: 1960s Part Two

    Johnson’s Presidency

    From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

    ·         Medicare
    ·         Medicaid
    ·         The War on Poverty
    ·         The Apollo Program
    ·         The Department of Housing and Urban Development
    ·         The Civil Rights Act of 1964
    ·         Tax Cuts for Economic Growth
    ·         Job Corps
    ·         National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
    ·         National School Lunch Act of 1946
    ·         Wilderness Act of 1964
    ·         Food Stamp Act of 1964
    ·         The Voting Rights Act of 1965
    ·         The Immigration Act of 1965
    ·         The Rolling Stones
    ·         The Beatles
    ·         Flower Children
    ·         Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven
    ·         Kent State killings
    Event

    Identify

    Significance

    Reference

     

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