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Question 1) Martin Luther King. Jr. & quote: life span, education, the main city(s) & state(s) where he lived, where killed, where buried, & monuments to him. Choose one quote from him, give the date & place of the quote and explain the situation to which he was responding. Relate to it personally or explain why it is still relevant today.
Question 2) MLK, Jr.: 2- quote: Choose a second quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., give the date and place of the quote and explain the situation to which he was responding. Relate to it personallv or explain why it is stil relevant todav
Question 3) Malcolm X & quote: life span & name at birth, then explain each name change (to Malcolm X and finally to El Hajj Malik El Shabbazz), education, the main city(s) & state(s) in which he lived, where killed, where buried, and monuments to him. Choose one quote from him, give the date & place of the quote and explain the situation to which he was responding. Relate to it personallv or explain why it is still relevant todav.
Question 4) Malcolm 2nd auote: Choose a second auote from Malcolm X. give the date and place of the auote and explain the situation to which he was responding. Relate to it personally or explain why it is still relevant today.
Question 5) MLK-Malcolm X/Chart: Create a chart comparing Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X: Name each man's best known SOLUTION to race problems in the U.S.. the METHOD each man famously recommended, and the ORGANIZATION With which each man was most closelv associated.
Question 6) 1965 Civil Rights Act and failure of The Great Society: Describe two ways these laws changed the lives of all minorities. Name & explain two reasons why Pres. Johnson succeeded in pushing the 65 Act through congress while JFK failed. Explain why, despite this momentum, he failed to achieve his "Great Society" goals
Question 7) Baby Boomers 1960s Idealism/ Woodstock, The Peace Corp & VISTA: Identify the Baby boom generation. Date & describe Woodstock. Explain its purpose. Identity the Peace Corp and VISTA. Explain why these three items symbolizes the idealism of the Baby boom generation and what is remembered as what was best about the 19OUS.
Question 8) Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Rock & Roll: Summarize the careers of Elvis and of The Beatles. Describe key ditterences between Rock & Roll and earlier musica stvles. Descrbe a few influences ot Elvis. 'The Beatles. and Rock & Roll on American popular culture
Question 9) Assassinations/Who & why: Identify the assassins of the following leaders, each one's motive, what happened, and lingering conspiracy theories about each one: President John F. Kenned on Nov. 22. 1963. Malcolm X on Feb 21, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968.
Question 10) Assassinations/results: Speculate about the results on our history of each assassination above.
Question 11) Watts 1965, Stonewall 1969 and one other riot: Name, give the city, cause, amount of destruction, and lasting influence of the Watts Riot in 1965, the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and one more of your choice from 1965-1966.
Question 12) Vietnam turning point/Tet Offensive 1968: Summarize its military actions and explain why it caused more Americans to oppose the Vietnam War even though the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese ended up retreating.
Question 13) Textbook/map, Ho Chi Mihn Trail: p. 1036 Use information on the map of Vietnam, 1966 to explain the role and importance of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and why it was controversial for the U.S.A. to attack it. U.S./
Question 14) Connecticut History/ Local History: Use ConnecticutHistory.org, teachitct.org, or Connecticuthistoryillustrated.org, to investigate a Fairfield, Fairfield County, or any Connecticut connection to national event. verson. or document mentioned in this assignment: Name the question in this assignment to which vour local item is connected. Identify the local item with date and place. Describe it: letter, painting, document, building? Attach a copy, if possible. write a short paragrapn explaining your reaction to this local mistory connection.