The Swinging Sixties

The Swinging SixtiesAbby, Grace, Kurt, Matt, Tim

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Interview

Music- Acid Rock/ Psychedelic

Bands and singers like The Beatles, Jimmie Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Grateful Dead

Long instrumentals and solos created a "psychedelic experience"

Called "acid rock" because many listeners took acid or LSD to "enhance" their experience

Woodstock was the prime of this era › over crowded› a three day festival in New York› still infamous for being such a great concert

Fashion Nehru Jackets:

› Hip length, tailored jacket› For both men and woman› Inspired by India's peaceful lifestyle

 Peasant Skirts:› Long, flowing skirts with lots of color› Mostly worn by hippies in the 60's

Go-Go boots:› Fashion focused on accentuating the leg› Low heeled, and came in a variety of lengths› Worn on a daily basis› The shorter the hemline, the higher the boot! 

Hair Afros “fro”

› -worn by people with naturally curly hair› -created by combing hair away from scalp and secured in place

by gel/hairspray  Bouffant hairstyles:

› -hair piled high on top of head and some hanging down on the sides

› -popular because of Jackie Kennedy› -took too much effort to create, so became less popular

Crew Cuts:› -hair is cut the same length over entire head› -hair on top of head is rounded, not flat› -originally, men who came back from war had crew cuts to

show that they are heroes 

Fads GI Joes

› G.I. = government issued› represented 4 branches of U.S. armed forces› led to the term "action figure"

Skateboards:› The first ones were like scooters, › Once the push-bar of the scooter was broken off, skateboarding

was born› Became popular during the surfing craze› Makaha and Hobie began to mass-produce the surfing-inspired

skateboards› 50 million skateboard were sold in 3 years› the first skateboard contest was held in 1963› Skateboarding was a called unsafe and parents didn’t like them

TV, & Radio The Flintstones was

extremely popular› 40 million views an

episode Other popular shows:

Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, Beverly Hillbillies, and The Adams Family

Radio stations played the most popular songs › the idea of ‘singles’

was created

Film The Sound of Music was the

highest grossing film› Many musicals won best picture

The counterculture movement made it’s way into cinema

Movies tackled issues of the day› Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Well known others: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Psycho, The Apartment, and Lawrence of Arabia

Sports Great expansion in major sports

› Better transportation helped the teams and fans get to games

› Leagues expanded into more geographical areas

Hockey› In 1967 the league went from 6 to 12 teams › The Penguins were one of the new teams

added Football

› The first super bowl was in 1967 (Packers beat the Chiefs)

Sports Baseball

› The Pirates won the world series in 1960 Game seven ended in the first World Series

home run They were the under dogs and miraculously won

› In 1962 Jackie Robinson was inducted into the baseball hall of fame.

› Roberto Clemente won MVP for the National League in 1966 He is also known for his charity work in Puerto

Rico

Athletes Wilt Chamberlain

› Towering 7’2” center› Averaged 50 pts per game› Famous, record setting 100 point game

Muhammad Ali› Turned pro in 1960, later labeled the greatest

boxer of all time› Famous quote- “Fly like a butterfly, sting like a

bee.” Athletes became celebrities

› Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nickalaus, etc.

Inventions 1960- Halogen lamp 1961- Valium,

Nondairy creamer 1962- Audio cassette,

Fiber tip pen, Space War(1st computer video game)

1963- Video disk 1964- Acrylic paint,

Permanent-press fabric

Inventions 1965- Astroturf, Soft

contact lenses, NutraSweet, CD, Kevlar

1966- Electronic fuel injection

1967- Handheld calculator

1968- Computer mouse, Computer with integrated circuits, RAM

1969- Arpanet(1st internet), Artificial heart, ATM, Bar-code scanner

Space RaceUSSR

1st Orbiting Satellite-Sputnik I

1st Living Creature in Space (Dog named Laika)- Sputnik II

1st Human in Space (Yuri A. Gagarin)- Vostok I

1st multiperson spaceflight- Voskhod I

1st man to “walk” in space- Alexei Leonov

USA 1st person on the

moon (Neil Armstrong)- Apollo 11

The Moon Landinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RMINSD7MmT4

.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk

on the moon.

Slang “That’s a gas” > lot’s of fun “Decked out” > dressed up “Don’t have a cow” > don’t freak out “Fuzz” “Johnny Law” “Pig” > police “Going steady” > committed dating “PDA” > public display of affection “Psychedelic” > bright/ dreamy

Economy Minimum wage $1.30

Cost of new home: $16,500.

Cost of a gallon of gas $0.31

Cost of a gallon of Milk $0.49

Unemployment 5.5%

Times were good for businesses!

Politics Very progressive time John F. Kennedy (61-63)

› Democrat› Only Roman Catholic President› Cuban Missile Crisis› Assassinated

Lyndon B. Johnson (63-69)› Democrat› Sworn into office on plane› Anti poverty and pro civil rights› Vietnam

ChangesNegative

Urban violence Racism

› JFK had a hard time getting legislation passed› Local and smaller governments fought› He would have a hard time getting re-elected

American Indian Treatment› High unemployment and discrimination

Increase in drug use Increase in sexually transmitted diseases

ChangesPositive

Children’s Rights› Education Act

Elderly Rights› Older American’s Act

Woman’s Rights› Equal Pay Act

War On Poverty/ Civil Rights

Roots: Civil Rights Brown v Board (1954)

› Made Segregation Illegal› Overturned Plessy v Ferguson

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)› Great example of civil disobedience

Little Rock Nine (1957)› Students stopped from going to school

All non-violent!

Civil Rights Black Panthers

› Group formed to protect blacks from police brutality› Eventually evolved into the Black Panther Party

Still a party today Martin Luther King Jr.

› A huge Civil Rights leader and activist› He won the Nobel peace prize› Famous for “I Have a Dream” speech› He was arrested many times› He was assassinated in 1968

Civil Rights Act of 1964› Signed by Johnson on July 2› It prohibited discrimination in public places› It integrated schools and public facilities, made employment

discrimination illegal

Great Society Very progressive

› Mostly “democratic” congress Largest reform since the New Deal 2 major pieces of legislation passed

› The civil rights bill Banned discrimination based on race and gender in

employment and public facilities.› The economic opportunity act

“War on Poverty” Also included: education, health care, the

arts, transportation, and labor

Domestic Challenges Unemployment rates were rising drastically Inflation was rising May 28th 1962 the Dow Jones average fell 35

points› the largest drop in one day since 1929, › resulted in a Stock Market decline

Many people in rural areas or part of a minority had to deal with discriminatory hiring techniques leaving them completely poverty stricken

Racism: Civil Rights movement

Foreign Challenges Fear of a nuclear war

breaking out due to Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963

The Berlin Wall (61) which separated East and West Germany

Fear that communism would spread› Cuba because of Fidel › Ties to the SU

Bay of Pigs Unsuccessful action by Cuban

exiles to invade southern Cuba› U.S. Government supported this› An attempt to overthrow Fidel

Castro’s government The invasion was launched in

April1961› Less than three months after JFK

became president

Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962 Soviet Union secretly

installed nuclear missiles in Cuba

JFK ordered a naval quarantine of Cuba

Soviets refused to remove the missiles unless the U.S. removed its military base in Turkey

The crisis ended on October 28th due to a secret agreement between JFK and Nikita Khrushchev

Vietnam Kennedy's motivations for

Vietnam› continue Eisenhower's

policy of containment Didn't want communism to

spread anymore Part of the cold war Many Americans were

against it

Gulf of Tonkin August 1964 North Vietnamese

forces attacked two U.S. destroyers

Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution- gave Johnson the power “to take all necessary measures ... to prevent further aggression"

Failure of Johnson’s Policy Operation Rolling Thunder-

U.S. bombed North Vietnamese cities to force a peace settlement

North Vietnamese endured the bombing raids and responded with a huge military assault

The Tet Offensive- North Vietnamese forces pushed the South back

Tet Offensive solidified American opposition to Johnson’s policy

The Swinging Sixties! Would you be a hippy if you lived in the

sixties? Do you love any films or music from

the sixties? Any questions? Thanks!