Megan Kaminiski

Life through the 60’s

The 1960’s was a time of Peace, Love, and Hardship. This era challenged America’s stereotypical ideas of life and the world that surrounded it forever. Come with me to investigate a time of radical movements, new perspectives, ever changing policies that have lead to the America we see today.

1. The Bay of Pigs was an unsuccessful attempt by United States to overthrow the government of what Cuban dictator?

2.John Fitzgerald Kennedy was affiliated with what political party?

3.This movement changed the face of Art by using unique techniques focusing on consumerism and popular culture. Who is the most famous Pop Artist of the 1960s?

4.This 1963 publication confronted the idea that women are victims of a false belief system that requires them to find identity and meaning in their lives through their husband and children. Who wrote this book?

5.Such names as Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, and Cesar Chavez are only of few of the many names that participated in this movement. What is the name of this movement and when did it occur?

6.This 1960 mission started when Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. What is the name of this agency?

7.Woodstock was a major music festival full of psychedelic pleasure and pure ecstasy. What year did this occur and name two of the major artists that grazed the stage.

8.Vietnam was the longest war the U.S. had ever engaged in, lasting between the years of 1965- 1973. What was the underlying ideal that the U.S. was fighting against in Vietnam?

9.This 1966 Supreme Court case changed the face of legal rights forever. Who was involved and why is this case so important?

10. July 20, 1969 is marked as one of the most scientifically important days in U.S. history. What happened on this date and who was the crew?