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Answer 1

Era/Year: Vietnam War Context: During the Vietnam War the fight between the south Vietnamese and the Vietkog brought many bloody conflics. Desctiption: This image shows south Vietnamese solder holding a gun against a Vietkog moments before pulling the trigger. Meaning:the image shows the power of the press but also shows the picture can't tell the full story.

Answer 2

Era/Year: Vietnam War, April 1970 Context: The invasion of Cambodia in 1970 changed the opinions of many American's on the war. Protests errupted on campuses nationwide. Desctiption: This Time cover shows the tragedy that happened at Kent State during a protest where 4 were shot and killed. Meaning: the cover sent a message to some that the war had come to America while it had been undertaken to protect American democracy was instead destroying it.

Answer 3

Era/Year: Vietnam War Context: The withdrawal from Vietnam after the war was not in victory. Desctiption: The Final Evacuation shows a long line of Vietnamese people trying to board an American helicopter fleeing from the North Vietnam army. Meaning: This picture shows the disheartening end to a costly war where there was no glory or victory.

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Era/Year: 1964 Context: The 1964 gave President Johnson an opportunity to gain legitimacy after Kennedy's assassination. Desctiption: This democratic ad shows an inoccent little girl and then shows a nuclear attack decimating everything. Meaning: was used to imply Goldwater's radical views would lead to a nuclear war.

Answer 5

Era/Year: 1960s Context: The Civil rights Movement was a historic time with many events including the Freedom Rides leading to its success. Desctiption:this photo shows Freedom Riders sitting stunned by the side of their bus after it was firebombed and they were beaten Meaning: though this and many other attacks were scary, it never stopped the Freedom Riders and the Civil rights movement from achieving its goal.

Answer 6

Era/Year: 1961 Context: The Civil rights Movement was a historic time with many tactics used to succeed. Desctiption: These photos show the brutality police used on African Americans protesters. Meaning: the strategy to use the media to their advantage by showing the brutality they faced and gaining sympathy was important in the civil rights movement.

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Era/Year: 1964 Context:Freedom Summer was important in the Civil rights movement. Desctiption: This picture shows the FBI search flyer of 3 Freedom Summer workers who were abducted and later killed Meaning: though this and many other attacks were scary, it never stopped the Freedom Summer and the Civil rights movement from achieving its goal.

Answer 8

Era/Year: March 1965 Context: The Civil rights Movement was a historic time with many events including the the march from Selma to Montgomery leading to its success. Desctiption: this image shows marchers and journalists in front of a billboard that claims King attended a communist school. Meaning: this was meant to counter the charges from conservative groups that the civil rights movement was a way to provoke violence and pave the way for a communist revolution.

Answer 9

Era/Year: 1960s Context: Another movement during the 60s was the Women's Liberation Movement which were unhappy with gender discrimination. Desctiption:This image shows protesters in front of the Miss America Pageant with signs depicting saying that woman were being judged like cattle. Meaning:this was meant to break the views that women's worth was in their bodies.

Answer 10

Era/Year: 1960s Context: The Vietnam War presented a fiscal problem for Johnson's Great Society. Desctiption: The cartoon shows President Johnson being torn between two Mistresses the Vietnam War and US needs. Meaning: the cartoon show the difference between war spending and domestic spending by the appearance of each mistress..

Answer 11

Era/Year: July 20, 1969 Context: Towards the end of the 60s, there was disenchantment and many thought the American way was faltering. Desctiption: This photo shows Buzz Aldrin having planted the American flag on the moons surface. Meaning: it gave many citizens faith and pride in the superiority of the American way of life.

Answer 12

Era/Year: 1973 Context: In 1973 a dispute between the US and Arab nations led to an oil embargo. Desctiption: This is one of many signs all accross the US letting people know there was no gas. Meaning: this served as a humiliating reminder that foreign nations could wreak havok on the US economy.

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Era/Year: 1987 Context: During the gay rights movement, the public perception of AIDS was one of the challenges faced. Desctiption: "AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1987" display in Washington Meaning: this memorial portraying AIDS victims as sons, brothers, and lovers was to challenge the stereotype of gays as diseased pariahs.

Answer 14

Era/Year: 9/11/2001 Context: On the morning of September 2001, 4 planes were hijacked by members of Al-Qaeda for terrorist attacks. Desctiption: In this photo the twin towers can be seen after a plane has crashed into each of them. Meaning:this attacks had a major effect on America as it led to the invasion of Afghanistan and the "War on Terror" that is still and will probably continue going on.

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Era/Year: 1989 Context: In the late 80 - early 90s, communist regimes were being defeated all over Europe. Revolts were occuring everywhere includig China. Desctiption: This picture shows a man blocking tanks from passing Meaning: days after the Tiananmen Square revolt where tanks shot civilians. the man later came to be known as "tank man" and inspired many for his defense of peace and human rights.

Answer 16

Era/Year: March 1991 Context: Desctiption: This still of a video where Rodney King is beaten by police after a chase for speeding and resisting address. Meaning: Racial tensions were and continue to be part American history.

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Era/Year: 2000 Context: The 2000 election was highly debated and controversial. Desctiption: This photo shows a Florida election worker trying to determine the choice in the ballot on the recount. Meaning: It took recounts and even a Supreme court rulings to finally determine who was president and even after that it was still being debated.

Answer 18

Era/Year: 1992 Context: Foreign policy has always been debated including how much America should intervene in other countries problems. Desctiption: These images of Somalia in the middle of a civil war show of a woman and child starving, and the other of Somalia rebels dragging the corpse of an american soldier through the streets. Meaning: Americans’ attitudes changed after the publication of the photographs because they were repulsed by the anti-American sentiment.

Answer 19

Era/Year: 2002 Context: After 911 many measures were enacted to combat the war on terror including things that many believed were uncustitutional and violated privacy rights. Desctiption: This cartoon shows federal workers removing planks from peoples homes and using it as security. Meaning: This is to show that privacy and rights were being taken away to be able for security and worsened peoples lives.

Answer 20

Era/Year: April 2003 Context: The Bush Doctrine gave the US many controversial rights including the right to launch a preemtive attack. Desctiption: This newspaper cover tells of the victory over Saddam after only 3 weeks of having invaded. Meaning: While the newspaper had already called a victory, the war continued for years and problems in Iraq because of it including ISIS continue today.

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