History 143 Assignment Guide, April 21-23, 2009

Reading: Henretta, America: A Concise History, 848-863

Special instructions: Some class time will be used to watch a video on the 1960s. Use the reading assignment to obtain the background information; space is provided for you to take notes. The second set of questions will be answered in class.

Background information: After reading this assignment, you should know the following:

1. How and why student activism developed during the 1960s.

2. What the “counterculture” was.

3. The “widening struggle” for civil rights and the legacy of the civil rights movements.

4. How civil rights activism helped revive feminism during the 1960s.

Video questions: (to be answered during class):

1. Why did many young Americans reject conformity and authority? What forms did this rejection take?

2. How did Americans express opposition to the Vietnam War?

3. Who joined the anti-war movement?