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3.5.3
Journal:
The End of an Era
Journal
AP U.S. History Sem 2
Points Possible:
10
Name:
Date:
This journal assignment is worth 10 points. To get the best grade possible, review the scoring
rubric below and follow the instructions in the assignment closely.
For this assignment, you will examine key events from the 1960s and 1970s and decide which
year best marks the transition from the '60s to the '70s. To do this, you will first want to review
the relevant pages in your textbook and the websites listed below. Then use the graphic organizer
to keep track of your notes and prepare to write your journal entry. You should identify at least
eight key events from the '60s and '70s. This section is worth 4 points.
Textbook Materials
Textbook Pages
Alan Brinkley's American History , 14th
AP edition
Chap. 29: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal
of Liberalism, pp. 807–831
Chap. 30: The Crisis of Authority, pp. 834–861
James Henretta's America's History , 8th
edition
Chap. 28: Uncivil Wars: Liberal Crisis and
Conservative Rebirth, pp. 902–933
Chap. 29: The Search for Order in an Era of

Limits, pp. 936–964
George Tindall's America: A Narrative
History , 9th edition
Chap. 31: New Frontiers: Politics and Social
Change in the 1960s, pp. 1,300–1,347
Chap. 32: Rebellion and Reaction: The 1960s
and 1970s, pp. 1,350–1,397
Weblinks

PBS, "The Sixties: Moments in Time"

Gilder Lehrman Institute, "Timeline: The Sixties"

Library of Congress, "The Postwar United States: 1945-1968"
Date Event Why it was part of the '60s or '70s
March,
1965
The US sent troops
to Vietnam
It was part of the ‘60s, since the US’s commitment to
communism containment lead to them supporting the
regime of South Vietnam rather than North during the
60s.