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Key Events and Movements in American History: 1960s to 1990s

This summary highlights pivotal moments in American history from the War on Poverty and the Great Society programs of the 1960s to the complexities of the Vietnam War and its media portrayal. It covers important elections, including 1964 and 1968, and Nixon's social policies amidst rising conservatism. The impact of urbanization, suburbanization, and cultural shifts, including the emergence of the New Left and various activist movements, illustrate the dynamic interplay of societal change and politics. The analysis concludes with reflections on globalization and post-Cold War foreign policy in the 1990s.

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Key Events and Movements in American History: 1960s to 1990s

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  1. UNIT 7 IDs

  2. Ch 20 pp906 - 914 • War on Poverty • Election of 1964 • Great Society Programs • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution • Escalation of the Vietnam war • The Media and the War

  3. Ch 29 pp914 - 924 • New Left • Counterculture • Black Power • Tet Offensive • Election of 1968

  4. Ch 29 pp924 - 934 • Nixon’s Social Policies • The Environment • Decisions of the Burger Court • Détente • Vietnamization • Nixon Doctrine • Watergate

  5. Ch 30 pp938 - 949 • Sunbelt • New Immigration • Urbanization • Suburbanization • Big Business • New Technologies

  6. Ch 30 pp949 - 959 • The Video Revolution • “New” Hollywood • Mass Culture • Women’s Issues • Sexual Politics

  7. Ch 30 pp959 - 970 • African-American Activism • American Indian Activism • Activism in Spanish Speaking Communities • Asian American Activism • Rise in Conservatism • Religious Right

  8. Ch 31 pp974 - 986 • Stagflation • Carter’s Economy • Human Rights • Iran Hostages • Reaganomics • New Right Agenda

  9. Ch 38 pp860 -877 • Bataan Death March • Midway • Island hopping • Unconditional Surrender • D-Day • 1944 Election • Hiroshima • Nagasaki

  10. Ch 31 pp986 - 994 • Star Wars - SDI • Iran-Conta Affair • Gorbachev • Fall of the Berlin Wall • Persian Gulf War • Election of 1992

  11. Ch 31 pp994 - 1007 • Election of 1994 • Impeachment • Changes in the Environment • Post-Cold war Foreign Policy • Globalization

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