1960s Culture and Politics

Famous people

• Bob Dylan: Rebirth of folk music

• The Beatles: The british invasion

• Beach Boys: Wrote about fun and summer

• John Wayne: Most popular actor

• Doris Day: Most popular actress

Famous People

Recreational Activities

Recreation

• Popular T.V. shows: The Flintstones, Looney Tunes, and Charlie Brown

• People enjoyed drive in theaters

• kids played with board games and toys

• Sporting events started to interest Americans

• The first Superbowl was held 1967, the Green Bay Packers won

• The most popular concert held during this decade was a large outdoor concert called Woodstock

Inventions

Inventions

- Sesame Street was a popular television show that debuted in the 1960s

- Barbies and G.I. Joe action figures were very popular toys

- The first audio cassette was invented and released by the Phillips Company

- Haight-Ashbury is an intersection in San Francisco, California that was invented for hippies

- Haight-Ashbury also let people be who they wanted to and express themselves

- The National Organization for Women was invented to achieve women's right and equality

Technology

Technology

- NASA used new developed space aircrafts throughout the 1960s

- Sent Alan Shepard, the first human into space in 1961

- John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

- The computer mouse changed the way computers work and made it easy for everyone to use

- The lottery made a comeback when the states New York and New Hampshire introduced lottery games to boost income

- NASA suffered a huge setback when 3 astronauts died during a pre-liftoff fire in 1967

- The world reached a milestone on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon

Impact on people

Impact on People

- All the technology and inventions from the 1960s had a huge impact on children and adults

- It also led to more advanced and modified technology and inventions

- Technology and inventions both have shaped out our future for more new ideas

- These successes for NASA created a huge interest in space exploration and travel

- Even more powerful were the changes brought by the youth that valued freedom

Hairstyles

Hairstyles

-Early 60's hairstyles for women consisted of high styled hairdos that were teased.

-In the late 60's women's hair "matched their feeling of revolution" and became really long or short.

-Men's hair was very proper in the early 60's. It was neat and well-styled.

- In the mid to late 60's they started going to hairstyling salons instead of barber shops.

-Their hair was now well-combed and parted to the side.

Men Fashion

Women Fashion

Pictures

Accessories

Accessories

-Many accessories were a big part of the Hippie Movement and showed up at the end of the decade.

-Women's accessories included elbow-length gloves, purses, hats, daisy flower crowns, scarfs, headbands, etc.

-Men didn't wear many accessories but they did wear hats and many different variations of them.

-Tie-dye, circular sunglasses, flowers, and peace signs were very popular and mostly everyone wore these things.

Civil Rights & Women's Rights:

Movements

- The Civil Rights and Women's rights movements took a big part in the 1960s and changed the culture for everyone.

- African American's lives were rough. Racism and segregation took place at school, workplaces, and throughout american culture.

- Though there were many setbacks they achieved their goal of starting the Civil Rights Movement.

- Women's were also fighting for equal pay, equal access to promotion at work and more career opportunities.

- They became mad about the situation and formed an organization called The National Organization For Women (NOW).

Hippies & Television:

Popular Culture

- The Hippie movement began in one of San Francisco's neighborhoods called Haight-Ashbury.

- They wanted to promote peace and nature instead of war and greed.

- By the mid 1960s there were more than ten thousand hippies living in that neighborhood.

- People judged them for rejecting the conventional customs of society.

- Movies took on bolder, more controversial subjects and echoed the turbulence of the time in which movies had not before.

How did slang terms affect the American culture?

Communication helped shape society, meaning that slang terms used showed the emotion and impact on others.

"The Fuzz"- This term referred to the police. During protests the police would have to come and stop the violence that took place.

Slang Terms

"Bread"- This term refers to money. A bunch of people were fighting for equal payment so they started using this term as a substitute.

Other terms:

"Lay it on me"- This term means that someone wants to know what is on your mind.

"Gimme some skin"- This means that someone wants to shake hands with you. It will probably be in an exuberant manner.

The Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights

• Martin Luther King Jr. was the era's leader and he led the Civil Rights Movement.
• In Greensboro North Carolina, in February 1960, four black students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter, and refused to leave until served (this had a major impact).
• The protestors were trying to achieve racial equality and equal rights.
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were passed and signed into law.

Impact of the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

• It was between North and South Vietnam
• It became the government's top priority
• Didn't have enough money to pay for the War on Poverty and the Vietnam War
• The Vietnam War dragged on and led to the nation becoming divided

The Great Society

The Great Society

• On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was shot.
• After JFK's assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson took office and launched a set of programs into the Great Society.
• The goal of this society was to put an end to poverty and racial injustice.
• He accomplished programs such as, Medicare and Medicaid.

Economic Growth

Economic Growth

• During the 1960s, the economy experienced a sluggish period.
• JFK promised to restore the American Economy with a set of reforms.
• Unemployment increased and the Stock Market fell into a deep plummet.
• The Stock Market failed to recover.