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The Swinging SixtiesAbby, Grace, Kurt, Matt, Tim
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Interview
Music- Acid Rock/ Psychedelic
Bands and singers like The Beatles, Jimmie Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Grateful Dead
Long instrumentals and solos created a "psychedelic experience"
Called "acid rock" because many listeners took acid or LSD to "enhance" their experience
Woodstock was the prime of this era › over crowded› a three day festival in New York› still infamous for being such a great concert
Fashion
Nehru Jackets:› Hip length, tailored jacket› For both men and woman› Inspired by India's peaceful lifestyle
Peasant Skirts:› Long, flowing skirts with lots of color› Mostly worn by hippies in the 60's
Go-Go boots:› Fashion focused on accentuating the leg› Low heeled, and came in a variety of lengths› Worn on a daily basis› The shorter the hemline, the higher the boot!
Hair
Afros “fro”› -worn by people with naturally curly hair› -created by combing hair away from scalp and secured in
place by gel/hairspray Bouffant hairstyles:
› -hair piled high on top of head and some hanging down on the sides
› -popular because of Jackie Kennedy› -took too much effort to create, so became less popular
Crew Cuts:› -hair is cut the same length over entire head› -hair on top of head is rounded, not flat› -originally, men who came back from war had crew cuts to
show that they are heroes
Fads
GI Joes› G.I. = government issued› represented 4 branches of U.S. armed forces› led to the term "action figure"
Skateboards:› The first ones were like scooters, › Once the push-bar of the scooter was broken off,
skateboarding was born› Became popular during the surfing craze› Makaha and Hobie began to mass-produce the surfing-inspired
skateboards› 50 million skateboard were sold in 3 years› the first skateboard contest was held in 1963› Skateboarding was a called unsafe and parents didn’t like them
TV, & Radio
The Flintstones was extremely popular› 40 million views an
episode Other popular shows:
Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Beverly Hillbillies, and The Adams Family
Radio stations played the most popular songs › the idea of ‘singles’
was created
Film
The Sound of Music was the highest grossing film› Many musicals won best picture
The counterculture movement made it’s way into cinema
Movies tackled issues of the day› Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Well known others: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Psycho, The Apartment, and Lawrence of Arabia
Sports
Great expansion in major sports› Better transportation helped the teams and
fans get to games› Leagues expanded into more geographical
areas Hockey
› In 1967 the league went from 6 to 12 teams › The Penguins were one of the new teams
added Football
› The first super bowl was in 1967 (Packers beat the Chiefs)
Sports
Baseball› The Pirates won the world series in 1960
Game seven ended in the first World Series home run
They were the under dogs and miraculously won› In 1962 Jackie Robinson was inducted into the
baseball hall of fame.› Roberto Clemente won MVP for the National
League in 1966 He is also known for his charity work in Puerto
Rico
Athletes
Wilt Chamberlain› Towering 7’2” center› Averaged 50 pts per game› Famous, record setting 100 point game
Muhammad Ali› Turned pro in 1960, later labeled the greatest
boxer of all time› Famous quote- “Fly like a butterfly, sting like a
bee.” Athletes became celebrities
› Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nickalaus, etc.
Inventions
1960- Halogen lamp 1961- Valium,
Nondairy creamer 1962- Audio cassette,
Fiber tip pen, Space War(1st computer video game)
1963- Video disk 1964- Acrylic paint,
Permanent-press fabric
Inventions
1965- Astroturf, Soft contact lenses, NutraSweet, CD, Kevlar
1966- Electronic fuel injection
1967- Handheld calculator
1968- Computer mouse, Computer with integrated circuits, RAM
1969- Arpanet(1st internet), Artificial heart, ATM, Bar-code scanner
Space Race
USSR 1st Orbiting Satellite-
Sputnik I 1st Living Creature in
Space (Dog named Laika)- Sputnik II
1st Human in Space (Yuri A. Gagarin)- Vostok I
1st multiperson spaceflight- Voskhod I
1st man to “walk” in space- Alexei Leonov
USA 1st person on the
moon (Neil Armstrong)- Apollo 11
The Moon Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RMINSD7MmT4
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk
on the moon.
Slang
“That’s a gas” > lot’s of fun “Decked out” > dressed up “Don’t have a cow” > don’t freak out “Fuzz” “Johnny Law” “Pig” > police “Going steady” > committed dating “PDA” > public display of affection “Psychedelic” > bright/ dreamy
Economy
Minimum wage $1.30
Cost of new home: $16,500.
Cost of a gallon of gas $0.31
Cost of a gallon of Milk $0.49
Unemployment 5.5%
Times were good for businesses!
Politics
Very progressive time John F. Kennedy (61-63)
› Democrat› Only Roman Catholic President› Cuban Missile Crisis› Assassinated
Lyndon B. Johnson (63-69)› Democrat› Sworn into office on plane› Anti poverty and pro civil rights› Vietnam
ChangesNegative
Urban violence Racism
› JFK had a hard time getting legislation passed
› Local and smaller governments fought› He would have a hard time getting re-elected
American Indian Treatment› High unemployment and discrimination
Increase in drug use Increase in sexually transmitted diseases
ChangesPositive
Children’s Rights› Education Act
Elderly Rights› Older American’s Act
Woman’s Rights› Equal Pay Act
War On Poverty/ Civil Rights
Roots: Civil Rights
Brown v Board (1954)› Made Segregation Illegal› Overturned Plessy v Ferguson
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)› Great example of civil disobedience
Little Rock Nine (1957)› Students stopped from going to school
All non-violent!
Civil Rights
Black Panthers› Group formed to protect blacks from police brutality› Eventually evolved into the Black Panther Party
Still a party today Martin Luther King Jr.
› A huge Civil Rights leader and activist› He won the Nobel peace prize› Famous for “I Have a Dream” speech› He was arrested many times› He was assassinated in 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964› Signed by Johnson on July 2› It prohibited discrimination in public places› It integrated schools and public facilities, made employment
discrimination illegal
Great Society
Very progressive› Mostly “democratic” congress
Largest reform since the New Deal 2 major pieces of legislation passed
› The civil rights bill Banned discrimination based on race and gender
in employment and public facilities.› The economic opportunity act
“War on Poverty” Also included: education, health care, the
arts, transportation, and labor
Domestic Challenges
Unemployment rates were rising drastically Inflation was rising May 28th 1962 the Dow Jones average fell 35
points› the largest drop in one day since 1929, › resulted in a Stock Market decline
Many people in rural areas or part of a minority had to deal with discriminatory hiring techniques leaving them completely poverty stricken
Racism: Civil Rights movement
Foreign Challenges
Fear of a nuclear war breaking out due to Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963
The Berlin Wall (61) which separated East and West Germany
Fear that communism would spread› Cuba because of Fidel › Ties to the SU
Bay of Pigs
Unsuccessful action by Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba› U.S. Government supported this› An attempt to overthrow Fidel
Castro’s government The invasion was launched in
April1961› Less than three months after JFK
became president
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962 Soviet Union secretly
installed nuclear missiles in Cuba
JFK ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba
Soviets refused to remove the missiles unless the U.S. removed its military base in Turkey
The crisis ended on October 28th due to a secret agreement between JFK and Nikita Khrushchev
Vietnam
Kennedy's motivations for Vietnam› continue Eisenhower's
policy of containment Didn't want communism to
spread anymore Part of the cold war Many Americans were
against it
Gulf of Tonkin
August 1964 North Vietnamese
forces attacked two U.S. destroyers
Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution- gave Johnson the power “to take all necessary measures ... to prevent further aggression"
Failure of Johnson’s Policy
Operation Rolling Thunder- U.S. bombed North Vietnamese cities to force a peace settlement
North Vietnamese endured the bombing raids and responded with a huge military assault
The Tet Offensive- North Vietnamese forces pushed the South back
Tet Offensive solidified American opposition to Johnson’s policy
The Swinging Sixties!
Would you be a hippy if you lived in the sixties?
Do you love any films or music from the sixties?
Any questions? Thanks!