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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - U.S. History - Middle School - USA: 1945-1975 - Land Of Freedom?? US Society In The 1960s And 1970s
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The 1960s saw considerable unrest in the USA. On university campuses and elsewhere a rebellious counterculture of freedom flourished. By no means all of American society took part in this new lifestyle, and the 1970s saw a reaction to the radicalism of the 1960s. By 1980 another period of Republican government of the USA was looming.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - U.S. History - Middle School - USA: 1945-1975 - Land Of Freedom?? US Society In The 1960s And 1970s
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1. In 1970 President Nixon invaded Cambodia to try to prevent infiltration of communist forces from that country into South Vietnam. Protests erupted across the US, especially on university campuses. At which Ohio university campus were 4 students killed at one such protest?
2. Richard Nixon, who was elected to the Presidency in 1968 and re-elected in 1972, sneered at protesters and praised those Americans who seemed satisfied with the 'status quo', and were more inclined to vote for him. How did he refer to these latter citizens?
3. In 1978 the mandatory retirement age in the US was raised from 65. To what age was it now moved?
4. Hippies were a feature of the period. What name was given to a Hippie community, trying to live self-sufficiently?
5. The musical apogee of the counterculture was said to be the 3 day pop music festival held in August 1969. What was the festival's name?
6. Environmentalism was another enthusiasm of the period, encouraged by Rachel Carson's 1962 book, 'Silent Spring'. Later, at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, an incident occurred which lead to many protests by activists. What happened there?
7. In which year did Nixon achieve a deal with the North Vietnamese, whereby he could agree to withdraw US combat troops at once?
8. President Johnson introduced a major series of measures in 1963 intended to help America's poor and to enable all to benefit from a federal health scheme. What was this program called?
9. In his inauguration speech of 1961 President John F. Kennedy evoked memories of the Nineteenth Century when he urged Americans to look to the future with optimism. What phrase did he use to suggest the pushing forward of boundaries?
10. Student unrest was a feature of most of the decade. At which campus of the University of California did the 'Free Speech Movement' emerge in 1964?

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