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QUIZ 11- The late 1960s and 1970s.

REQUIRED READINGS

American YAWP Chapter 28

PRIMARY SOURCES:

Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (1968)

Statement by John Kerry of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (1971)

Jimmy Carter, “Crisis of Confidence” (1979) (You can also watch this speech on YouTube if you want)

Gloria Steinem on Equal Rights for Women (1970)

What were some of the major issues the United States encountered in the late 1960s?  How was the war in Vietnam tearing the country apart?  What did John Kerry say to Congress about why he was against the war?  How did urban riots affect the country?  How did the United States government view the crises in American cities as outlined in the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders? Explain the significance of the year 1968?  Who won the election of 1968 and why?  What led Richard Nixon to resign the presidency in 1974?  By the 1970s, what was happening to American postwar prosperity?  How did the sexual revolution change in the 1970s?  How did Gloria Steinem describe the inequality women faced in the 1970s?  What were some of the major issues facing the country during the presidency of Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s? What was the “crisis of confidence” described by President Carter?  What were some of his proposals to address the crisis?