60’s Unit Study Guide 1. JFK- 1917-1963, 35th president of the United States, Handled the Cuban Missile Crisis, Very Popular 2. The Silent Majority- In this speech Nixon defended his decision to keep U.S. forces in Vietnam and explained why negotiations had failed so far 3. Ho Chi Mihn- 1911-went to France to study and work, 1941- Forms the Vietnam Independence league or Vint Minh, 1954- defeats French at Dien Bien Phu and becomes first president of North Vietnam, 1959- Begins armed defense against South Vietnam, 1967- says “We Will Never Negotiate,” 1969- Dies of a heart attack 4. Wilma Rudolph- 1940-1994 at the age of 54. She was the 20th of 22 children, She went to the Olympic Games in 1956 at the age of 16 and won the bronze for 4x4 relay, On September 7th, 1960, in Rome, Wilma became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals 5. The Bay of Pigs- On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. They intended to overthrow Fidel Castro; Dec, 1962, Castro released 1,113 captured rebels in exchange for $53 million in food and medicine raised by private donations in the United States. 6. Martin L. King-1963 Organizes March on Washington supporting proposed civil rights legislation; 1964 Awarded Nobel Peace Prize; 1968 Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee; 1983 Birthday declared a national holiday 7. Bob Dylan- 1941; Recorded his first album in late November of 1961, he wrote Protest Songs 8. Lyndon B. Johnson- 1908-1973; 36th president of the United States; In 1960 he was elected vice president; he became president after the assassination of J. Kennedy; he worked for important civil-rights, tax-reduction, antipoverty, and conservation legislation. 9. Malcolm X- 1925-1965; militant black leader in the United States; in 1964, after a pilgrimage to Mecca, he announced his conversion to orthodox Islam and his new belief that there could be brotherhood between black and white. In his Organization of Afro-American Unity; in 1965, he was shot and killed in a public auditorium in New York City, unknown by whom. 10. Pinko- 11. Jane Fonda- 1937- still living, she went to North Vietnam in 1972 to try to stop the war, she made radio broadcasts to soldiers and was convicted of treason on the floor of Congress; was married three times 12. Adali Stevenson- 1900-1965; Stevenson was appointed chief U.S. representative to the UN, holding Cabinet rank and the title of ambassador" 13. Joan Baez- 1941- Still Living; an American Folk Singer and protester; early in her career she performed with Bob Dylan; In 1967, the Daughters of the American Revolution denied Joan Baez permission to perform at Constitution Hall; She was arrested in 1967 for participating in demonstrations opposing the draft for the Vietnam War 14.
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