Oregon State University
Oregon State University: Speculative Writing in the Atomic Era
Online exhibit on the nuclear age, this section features book titles written about nuclear technology and society during the Atomic Era.
Digital History
Digital History: The Tumultous 1960's
The decade of the 1960s was a time of protest about the Vietnam War and civil rights, and progressive legislation addressing many problems. Find primary source material, charts, and statistics that cover these topics. Included are...
PBS
Pbs: Arguing the World
Portrait of : Irving Kristol, Irving Howe, Daniel Bell, and Nathan Glazerwho carried on a lifelong radical political argument as post-war critics of American life. Each rose politically in his time.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Social Protests
Article with questions for writing and discussion on the social protests of the Civil Rights Movement. Students analyze the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies used during the 50s and 60s to challenge segregation and improve...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Lyndon Baines Johnson: Domestic Affairs
Social Studies > U.S. History > The Upheaval of a Nation (1954-1980) > Lyndon Baines Johnson Administration (1963 to 1968) > The Great Society
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John F. Kennedy: Foreign Affairs
Social Studies > U.S. History > The Upheaval of a Nation (1954-1980) > John F. Kennedy Administration (1960 to 1963) > Kennedy and the Cold War
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Politics From Camelot to Watergate
A brief overview of the state of the United States between the election of 1960 and 1968. See how a nation full of enthusiasm and confidence could become so divided in eight short years.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Latino Movement
Section overview on the Latino Movement in which Hispanic Americans pushed for civil rights in post World War II America.
University of Virginia
Psychedelic 60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
This exhibition is an attempt to revisit, share, and interpret the 60s.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: 1959 2000 Us History
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is notes and pictures of Cold War, Culture, Civil Rights Movement, and Technology.
Other
The Boomer Years
Use the links on this site to get information about the years 1960-1975. For each individual year, the major events that occurred during that year are listed and discussed.