SSUSH24

The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and organizations of the 1960s. Compare and contrast the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) tactics; include sit-ins, freedom rides, and changing composition. Describe the National Organization of Women and the origins and goals of the modern women's movement. Analyze the anti-Vietnam War movement. Analyze Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement. Explain the importance of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the resulting developments; include Earth Day, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the modern environmental movement. Describe the rise of the conservative movement as seen in the presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater (1964) and the election of Richard M Nixon (1968).