Matrix

Modern America Matrix Week 3

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