HST 175 Week 3 Modern America Matrix: 1960s Part Two

Resources: Ch. 8, 9, 10 & 11 of Moving On, MySearchLab, and the University Library

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Modern America Matrix Week 3 on the second part of the1960s.

Modern America Matrix Week 3

Week 3: 1960s Part Two

Johnson’s Presidency

From the following list, choose five events from the 1960s. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• The War on Poverty
• The Apollo Program
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Tax Cuts for Economic Growth
• Job Corps
• National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
• National School Lunch Act of 1946
• Wilderness Act of 1964
• Food Stamp Act of 1964
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The Immigration Act of 1965
• The Rolling Stones
• The Beatles
• Flower Children
• Abbie Hoffman and the Chicago Seven
• Kent State killings