Unit Overview: Presidents Kennedy and Johnson work to pass new laws. The U.S. enters a war in Vietnam which divides the nation and has a lasting impact on foreign policy. After decades of discrimination, African-Americans begin a struggle for equality. The civil rights movement inspires Latinos, Native-Americans, and women to seek equality in American society. The Nations youth adopt values that conflict with mainstream culture.
Standard 9: The students will understand the emergence and development of the human rights and culture in the modern era.
Objective 1: Analyze how the civil rights movement affected United States society.
Indicator: a. Identify the causes and consequences of civil rights legislation and court decisions
b. Investigate the fight for political, economic, and social equality of women.
c. Analyze how the black civil rights movement utilized both social and political actions to achieve its goals.
d. Investigate the gains in civil rights made by the American Indian nations, Mexican-Americans, and other ethnic groups in the last half of the twentieth century.
Objective 2: Analyze the impact of the counter-culture since the 1960’s.
Indicator: a. Trace the development of the counter-culture from the anti-Vietnam movement.
b. Assess the development of mass media as the voice of the counter-culture.
c. Examine the impact of drugs on the counter-culture and the United States.
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Lesson 1: The New Frontier and the Great Society
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-New Frontier & Great Society Notes
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Crash Course: The 1960's
Lesson 2: Civil Rights
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-Civil Rights Notes
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Crash Course: Civil Rights
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-Vietnam Notes
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Crash Course: The Cold War in Asia
Lesson 4: An Era of Social Change
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Lesson 5: Review
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-Unit 12 Checklist & Study Guide
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