Applying historical thinking
Learning Outcome 3.13: Debate the idea that the 1960s was an important decade in Europe and the wider world, referring to relevant personalities, issues and events.
overview
thoughtco - JFK, MLK, LBJ, Vietnam and the 1960s
watch mojo - top 10 defining moments of 1960s america
CRASH COURSE HISTORY - THE 1960S IN AMERICA
enrs - year 1968
the beatles
watch mojo - the history of the beatles
bbc world service - The Beatles and All You Need is Love
biography.com - john lennon
john f. kennedy
history extra - The assassination of JFK: an eyewitness account
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
ADVANCES IN space
bbc news - profile: yuri gagarin
nasa - President Kennedy's Speech at Rice University
Biography.com - valentina tereshkova
BBC - THE FIRST SPACE WALK, MARCH 1965
SCIENCE CHANNEL - THE FIRST SPACEWALK
bbc world service - witness - apollo 8
the irish times - Taken 50 years ago: A photo of Earth as it had never been seen before
bbc radio 4 - in our time - The Moon
bbc news - Apollo 11: 'The greatest single broadcast in television history'
Moon landings: What was the 1969 Apollo 11 mission?
We spent 21 days in quarantine after coming back from the Moon. @NASA needed to make sure that Earth was safe from possible lunar germs! Luckily, we didn't have any “Moon bugs” - We just had a case of boredom! □ #Apollo50th pic.twitter.com/xOuc6pD5AI
— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) July 26, 2019
civil rights and martin luther king jr.
biography.com - martin luther king jr.
youtube - 'i have a dream' speech
national geographic - Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
history extra - From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King: the boycott that inspired the dream
library of congress - rosa parks papers
the vietnam war
JOHN D. RUDDY - VIETNAM WAR
PATTERNS OF CHANGE: health and medicine
the first heart transplant
Historypod - 3rd December 1967: The first human to human heart transplant
sabc digital news - 50th anniversary of first human heart transplant
bbc world service - witness - the first heart transplant
the cultural revolution in china
bbc news - What was China's Cultural Revolution?
history extra - Reign of the red terror: Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution
bbc world service - witness - the cultural revolution in china
bbc radio 4 - cold war: stories from the big freeze - the chinese cultural revolution
FOCUS TASK
Create a photo collage illustrating the history of the 1960s. Each photo should be accompanied by a caption. Include at least five photos.
more resources
HISTORY MATTERS 365 - WHY WAS THE 1960s AN important decade? [printable]
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REVISION
chronicles - quizlet set: the importance of the 1960s
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
chronicles - quizlet test: the importance of the 1960s [printable]
Match the definitions and the key terms.