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Modern America Matrix Week 2

Week 2: 1960s Part One

Kennedy’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.

· Domestic Reforms

· Tariff Reductions

· Tax Cuts to Spur Growth

· The Age of Camelot

· The Peace Corps

· Space Exploration

· The Alliance for Progress

· The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

· The Equal Pay Act of 1963

· Marilyn Monroe

· Jacqueline Kennedy

· JFK’s Assassination

Event	Identify	Significance	Reference