View the film-The Century, America's Time: UnpinnedCompare the ideologies and techniques of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.In what way or by what attitudes was the action in Vietnam differen

View the film-The Century, America's Time: Unpinned

1. Compare the ideologies and techniques of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr  and Malcolm X.
2. In what way or by what attitudes was the action in Vietnam different (socially) than previous military action?
3. How did television (specifically embedded journalists and the evening news) altar the mainstream attitude toward the military action in Vietnam?
4. In light of modern social media, voting, petitions, and the collective ‘political voice’ how do we bring about change?
5. Do we think about political activism in the same way?  

6. The Century: America's Time, A New World

   As the 1970s gave way to the 1980s, Americans were ready for a more conservative leader and they found the answer to their quest in Ronald Reagan. Reagan's folksy ways and familiar face created an aura of trust and he became one of America's most popular presidents. But Reagan's homespun ways could not forestall the economic crises of the 1980s and the widening economic divide between the haves and the have-nots. This episode examines some of the major events of the 1980s including the recession, aids, Wall Street, MTV, terrorism, televangelism and the fall of communism.

   1. Known as 'a decade of revolution and renewal' what was unique about the 1980s? How did this decade differ from the 1970s or the 1990s?

   2. America elected Ronald Reagan to the presidency in 1980. What was the appeal of this man? Why was Reagan one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century?

   3. Discuss the impact of personal computers in the 1980s on American life and culture.

   4. Television and religion blended together in the 1980s with the rise of televangelism. What was the appeal of televangelism? What happened to some of the leading televangelists of the decade?