Oral+History+Questions


 * Oral History Questions **
 * 1) What was your occupation in the 1960s? Where were you living? Could you describe your lifestyle?
 * 2) What was you reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the escalation of the Cold War? What was the atmosphere like during the crisis? What affect do you think it had on the nation?
 * 3) What do you remember of John F. Kennedy’s assassination? How did the country react to this tragedy?
 * 4) As the Vietnam conflict escalated, what can you remember and what was you reaction?
 * 5) How did the Civil Rights Movement affect Milwaukee? Were there any organized efforts by civil rights activists you recollect? If so, what was your reaction?
 * 6) What were the riots of July 1967 like? How did they affect you? How did you learn about them? Was there a lot of media coverage? What do you remember most?
 * 7) How did the riots affect Milwaukee the most? Do you still see any lasting impact? If so, what is it?
 * 8) What do you remember of the space race? What was you reaction to it?
 * 9) Compare the beginning of the 1960s to the end. What do you think was the biggest difference?