Music Of The Sixties
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Chapter 15 Section 3 the Great Society
1) Johnson Takes the Reins
When Johnson was put into office, the United States was booming with sues. New shopping experiences, busy places, paved roads, and everything else seemed to signify success. However in non suburban areas there was poverty.
1. Johnson’s Leadership Style
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Johnson was born in the hill country of Texas
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He was a member of the house of reps and a senator, and a vice president
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One of the most effective and powerful leaders in the senate
2. A War on Poverty
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Johnson wanted to help the poor since he suffered a poverty stricken childhood
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Convinced congress to pass Economic Opportunity Act to create jobs and end poverty
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VISTA put young people to help out poor areas and overcome the poverty
3. The Election of 1964
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1964 election Goldwater was his competition.
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America was not ready for Goldwater’s extreme ideas
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Johnson won on election day, winning all but 5 states
II) The Great Society
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Johnson worked hard in office to create this image of the “great society”.
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Thanks to civil rights acts and other acts passed African Americans suffered less segregation.
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1965-1968 60 programs passed such as Medicare and health benefits
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programs for education was passed to help poverty stricken schools
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passed laws to help higher education and universities
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Robert Weaver, first African American to serve in the cabinet
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Immigration acts opened doors to newcomers around the world
III) Legacy of the Great Society
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Great Society goals and programs helped all Americans
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However some of the goals that where not met was due to the lack of funds
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Raised the question of how the federal government can help the average American.
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Johnson set high goals, some that many other presidents had failed to uphold
Chapter 18 Section 1 the Student Movement and the Counterculture
I) the Growth of the Youth Movement
The sixties whereas time of chaos for the United States. The youth movement was huge and challenged what most Americans had believed in.
The Roots of the Movement
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The artists and the writers criticized the conformity of many Americans.
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The youth was uneasy about the future and many became active in social causes
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1970 more then 50 percent of Americas population was 34 or younger
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On college campuses the protest where the loudest.
Students for a Democratic Society
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The youth where tired of the injustice that they saw in government and the social system
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Wanted an end to the idea of a big government and corporations
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Columbia University protested the administrations plan to build a new gym where a park was.
The Free Speech Movement
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Free rights movement was because of universities restricting freedom of press on their campuses
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Berkeley students where trying to keep the free speech movement going, and where unhappy with the ridiculous rules that the administrations made
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A sit in caused arrests and started a larger protest movement.
II) The Counterculture
Many Americans wanted to leave the system they had and build their own society. Many youth created their own lifestyle with music drugs and free living. They where known as hippies and participated in what is known as the counterculture movement
Hippie Culture
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The main focus of the hippie movement was to reject what society was based on, which was order race and the values of the middle class
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As more joined they forgot the main focus and based it on drug use and dress
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Many hippies dropped out of society and lived in communes
New Religious Movements
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Authoritarian leaders in religious groups where common and they where like a fatherly or motherly figure for the members
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Two of the popular groups that rose was the unification church and the hare Krishna movement
The Counterculture Declines
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The hippie movement was coming to a close. Drugs didn’t seem as appealing since many kids where becoming addicted and many died
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Towards the end the kids that tried to build their own community, ended up joining the rest of society
III) Impact of the Counterculture
Although the counterculture came to an end, it did affect America and the mainstream beliefs
Fashion
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Men’s clothing became more colorful and women’s clothing became more comfortable