Contemporary issues 60s test

Counterculture

Alternative Lifestyle

Communal living

By the end of the sixties many people formed smaller groups with similar interest, often drawing from society completely

Watts Riots

*5 days, LA neighborhood, August 1965 *began after drunk driving arrest turned violent *34 dead; almost 4,000 arrested

Cassius Clay

*became Mohammed Ali right before a title fight with sonny Liston *"knocked" Liston out 48 seconds into the match *crowd was yelling "fake, fake, fake"

New York blackout 1965

*power was out for up to 12 hours in eight states on nov. 9 1965 *800,000 people were trapped on the subway.

Haight Ashbury

*young people from all over the US came to this San. Francisco neighborhood *Many were teen runaways from "normal" homes

*bouffant *psychedelic painted vehicles *men: very long hair and feminine clothing

1960's fads

*flower prints (Daisy) *GoGo boots *bell bottoms *mini skirts

1960s fashion examples

MLK: 04/05/68 Robert Kennedy:06/08/68-Shot in the head

1968 assassinations

*first man to walk on the moon (Neil Armstrong) * "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

7/20/69

James Earl Ray

A racist petty criminal stalked, and killing MLK in Memphis; almost made a clean getaway but dropped the murder weapon with prints and personal radio with prison ID engraved on it

Top Movies in 1961 *101 Dalmatians *breakfast at Tiffanys *west side story Top Movies of 1968 *night of the living dead *romeo and Juliet *planet of the apes *yellow submarine *rosemary's baby Top movies of 1969 *a clockwork orange *midnight cowboy *butch Cassidy and the sun dance kid

All #1 movies of the 1960's

*Mr. Tambourine man-the byrds (1965) *I got you babe- Sonny and Cher (1965) *ticket to ride- Beatles (1965) *happy together- the turtles (1967) *My girl- The temptations (1965) *California dreamin'- The Mamas and Papas (1967) *Im a believer- The Monkees (1967) *respect- Aretha Franklin (1967)

All #1 songs of 1965 and 1967

*Barbie was born *black knight satellite sighted by USSR and US scientist, was not launched by either country *$500 was burrowed to open dominos *baby boom= 70 million teens in the US

All facts from the "In 1960..." Slide

Sirhan Sirhan

Assassinated Robert Kennedy; A Palestinian; fascinated by the occult and still denies the memory of the shooting.

*1964/ Rolling Stones soon follow and the "British invasion" begins *herman hermits *The Zombies *the Moody Blues *Intro of British music to America

British Invasion and all examples

*summer of 69 five people murdered by communal group known as the Manson family, led by frustrated musician named Charles Manson *His followers believed he was Jesus Christ or "5th Angel" other four being the members of the Beatles *though Manson was a serial killer he did not actually kill anyone

Charles Manson and the facts of the murders

Generation Gap

Difference in years, attitude, and cultural beliefs between generations

*Album art work *backward music lyrics

Evidence of Paul McCartney's alleged death

*Aug. 28 1963 *"I have a dream" speech *over 200,000 people attended. *took place in front of the Lincoln Memorial

Facts about MLK March on Washington

*1968 Olympics *Won first place and third place in the 200 meters *Suspended for Black Power salute

Facts about Tommy smith/ John Carlos

*chimpanzee *sent into orbit in 1960s *tested the effects of space travel on mammals by nasa

Ham ( who is he, what did he do, and why)

People may think this song is about LSD because LUCY in the SKY with DIAMONDS (LSD) but John Lennon said that his son, Julian, came home from school one day with a drawing of a girl named Lucy and he drew diamonds over her head and called the picture Lucy in the sky with diamonds, but that doesn't mean that the whole song is acid free.

Is Lucy in the sky with diamonds about LSD? Why or why not?

*youngest elected US president *closest election in history *insprirational to young people

JFK election facts

Black Panthers

Militant civil rights group who would use "any means necessary" to gain equality

*Roy Lichtenstein * Andy Warhol *jasper Jones- Map of America *Andy Warhol an award winning multi-media artist- 'in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"

Pop art and artist

*WWII vet John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth * Glenn orbited the earth three times in Feb. 1962

Space Race

*"turn on, tune in, drop out" *meaning of quote- This quote is about LSD. Turn on- take the drug; tune in- the trip; drop out- the downfall *professor at Harvard *experimented with LSD *fired for excessive use and promotion of drug

Timothy Leary and the meaning of his quote

*inspried protest music- start of counter culture, "hippie", and drug culture

What influences of Folk Music?

Bob Dylan

Who was the folk artist being introduced at this time; became one of the most influential artist of 20th century

*expected attendance at the 3 day music fest was 60,000; approximately 400,000 attended *two babies were born there *three people died *33 people were arrested *left in debt of almost 1.5 million *jefferson airplanes, Janis Joplin, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, the who, and the great full dead

Woodstock bands and statistics