Life in the 60's
What President was in office during the 60's?
John F Kennedy
Who was the first President to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
What was a major movement during the 60's that many American parents of young adults thought was inappropriate and un-relatable?
The Hippie movement
What was the Economy like during the 60's?
during the 60's the Unites states experienced its longest period of uninterrupted expansion.
What president was in office during the 70's?
Richard Nixon
What was a major movement in youth during this time period?
The Hippie Movement
Who was the President during the 60's and who was the President during the 70's?
John F Kennedy was elected during the 60's and President Nixon was elected in the 70's.
What protest dominated the world throughout the world during the 60's?
Civil Rights Movement
During the 70's did the Economy stay the same or was there a major change during this time?
The Economy changed mainly by the great inflation and the stock market. It was a mess and looses 40% in an 18 month period.
What was one major event during this time period?
the 70's mostly followed after the 60's so this time period continued on with the Vietnam war and the many protest.
What was the Militaries extensive intervention in Vietnam like for the American people during this time?
The Vietnam war pretty much took over people lives during this time
What was one thing President John F Kennedy was famous for and what was one thing President Nixon was famous for?
Kennedy and the bay of pigs invasion and Nixon ending American involvement in the Vietnam war.
What were two assassinations during the 60's that shocked the American people in a very traumatic way?
The assassination of President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
What was President Kennedy's role in the civil rights movement?
In a speech the president told Americans to recognize civil rights and it was "as clear as the American constitution.
What was the percentage of inflation that rose during this time period
40% over n 18 month time period
What effect did the Assassination of John F Kennedy have on the American people?
People were distraught and shocked by this news. Kennedy was a loved president and many people were devastated.
What was the scandal President Richard Nixon was involved in that ultimately made him resign from office?
The Watergate Scandal
What war had over 58000 deaths and over 1 million soldiers participate that took place during the 60's and throughout the 70's?
The Vietnam War
What president did Nixon inherit a weak Economy from? What year did this take place?
President Lyndon B Johnson and 1969.
List 2 Major events of the 70's
Watergate Scandal
Energy Crisis
List 3 major events that this decade was most famous for in order.
Vietnam War
Civil Rights protests
Cuban Missile crisis
Out of both presidents during the 60's and 70's which president had more success during their time in office?
John F kennedy
What was the crisis that went on throughout the 60's and what event ended the crisis?
The Cuban Missile and the first man to Land on the Moon.
What was the name of the Tax Bill that passed with several of Nixons ideas on it? Was it a success?
Tax Reform Act of 1969, And after a year of trying the Act was a Failure.
Overall was the 70's a different time period from the 60's or a continuation of the decade?
The 70's was both. It carried over problems from the 60's but also had new problems and events a-rise .