60's & Vietnam

Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent shipment of Soviet nuclear missiles

• Naval blockade of Cuba

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Naval blockade of Hawaii

• Air blockade of Cuba

provided health care for people 65 and older

• Medicare Act of 1965

• Obamacare of 2000

• AARP of 1970

• Social Security Act of 1936

(HUD) part of the Great Society; aimed to provide the poor with affordable housing and alleviate poverty

• Urban Housing Development

• Housing and Urban Design

• Housing and Development Unit

• Housing and Urban Development Act

led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta; fought to improve working conditions for migrant workers

• Farm Workers Union
• Chicano Workers Movement

• United Farm Laborers
• Agricultural Labor Movement

built Hispanic cultural pride

• Chicano Mural Movement

• Hispanic Culture Act

• Encourage the celebration of Hispanic heritage

• Elimination of stereotypes and misconceptions about Hispanic communities

youth had distinct fashion and culture; often used rock and roll (Woodstock) to protest government policies

• Disillusioned Youth

• Beatniks in the 1950s

• Hippies in the 1960s

• Countercultural Movement

belief in “domino theory” led to U.S. intervention; hoped to stop the spread of communism (containment)

• Expansion policy

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

• World War II

allowed a president to take military action without a declaration of war from Congress

• Military Authorization Act

• Defense Production Act

• Tonkin Resolution

• National Emergencies Act

decreased voting age to 18; citizens believed if old enough to be drafted into war, then should have right to vote

• 21st Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

as more troops were sent to Vietnam and the media reported setbacks, the U.S. was viewed as the aggressor; people protested at mass demonstrations; violence erupted at Kent State

• Civil Rights Movement

• March on Washington

• Anti-war movement

• Counterculture Movement