4/7/2025
Answer the following questions in no more than 3-4 complete sentences for each question.
Why did the US go to war in Vietnam?
How many people were killed during the war?
How many Americans were captured during the war?
What effects did the war have on the US economy?
When did the US leave Vietnam?
Did the US win the Vietnam War?
Entry 1 - 4/9/2025 - Ol Blue Ch 31 Pg 921
What were the “roots” of the youth movement in the 1960s?
Why did students form the SDS?
Why did many young Americans adopt the ideals of the “Hippie Culture”
Entry 2 - 4/10/2025 - Ol Blue Ch 31 Pg 927
Identify some of the concerns women had during the 1960s that fueled the women’s movement.
What were some of the achievements that women made during this time period?
What is Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique about?
Friday 4/11/2025 Assignment
1960s WebQuest
open up the pdf and then click on the URL links to open the websites you’ll use to find the answers. Write your answers on a separate sheet and turn in to the folder.
Entry 3 - 4/14/2025 - Ol Blue Ch 32 Pg 953
What did Nixon mean by the term Silent Majority?
What did Nixon target as a problem in the US during his first few years in office?
What was New Federalism under the Nixon administration?
What did Nixon do that was declared unconstitutional?
4/15/2025 Vigilante Parade is coming up - 2 weeks
101 years after the first parade
Parade Float Topics
15 point assignment today.
Choose a topic and write a 150-word paragraph on that topic and it’s importance to Helena
Entry 4 - 4/16/2025 - Ol Blue CH 32 Pg 956
What was Detente?
What was the SALT I agreement?
Why did Nixon supporters break into the Watergate complex?
What was Nixon’s role in the Watergate scandal?
4/17/2025 - Assignment
Nixon WebQuest
4/22/2025 - Assignment
Watergate Timeline
Entry 5 - 4/24/2025 0 Ol Blue Ch 32 Pg 964
Why did economic problems begin in the mid 1960s?
What is OPEC?
Why did OPEC place an embargo against the United States?
What is Stagflation?