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the USA, 1955-92: conformity + challenge > 2.2 > Flashcards

2.2 Flashcards

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when was there a demonstration at the Uni of Cali, Oakland?

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1964

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2
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how many major demonstrations took place in 1968?

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221

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who founded the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society)?

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Tom Hayden + Al Harber

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what did Hayden call for?

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‘participatory democracy’ to win back control of uni education for students

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how many marchers went to NYC’s Central Park to protest the Vietnam War in 1967?

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500,000

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why did Johnson decide not to seek re-election at the end of March 1968?

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Feb 1968 - many Americans believed the US would not win the war + blamed the President

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when was the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

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August 1968

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why was George McGovern seen as the candidate of the counter-culture?

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he wanted to legalise marijuana + abortion and give $1,000 to every American to defeat poverty

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what happened at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

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around 3,000 members of the New Left arrived in Chicago, spreading rumours they were going to put LSD in the city’s water supply

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what did Mayor Daley do at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

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mobilised 12,000 police + banned marches
^ polls recorded 56% approval of police actions against the protestors

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when was the Weather Underground Organisation formed?

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1969

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why did the Weather Underground Organisation receive national publicity?

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it engages in a series of bombings of gov buildings + universities

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when was the US President’s Commission on Campus Unrest published?

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1970

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what did the US President’s Commission on Campus Unrest declare?

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the unrest that plagued the nation was rooted in the new youth culture

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what city was most associated with counter culture?

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San Francisco, Cali

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what bands were linked with rebellion + drug taking?

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Rolling Stone
the Doors

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when was the Woodstock Music Festival?

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why was the Woodstock Music Festival important?

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it was the most significant event of this period in popular music

19
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how many people did the Woodstock Music Festival attract?

20
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how many women were in regular employment by 1965?

21
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when was the pill introduced?

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11th May 1960

22
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when was the Feminine Mystique published + who wrote it?

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1963
Betty Friedan

23
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when was NOW (National Organisation of Women) founded + by who?

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1966
Friedan + 300 feminist activists

24
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what did NOW lead a campaign for?

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to get equality for women in jobs, obtain federal + state support for childcare centres + to legalise abortion

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what did the EEC (Equal Employment Opportunities Committee) rule regarding airlines?
airlines must not fire women when they got married or reached a certain age
26
when + why did the Women’s Liberation Movement reach national attention?
1968 members protested against the Miss America beauty pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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what did the Education Act of 1972 state?
if schools + colleges were to continue to receive federal funding they had to eliminate sex discrimination
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when did Congress approve the Equal Rights Amendment?
1972
29
was the Equal Rights Amendment passed?
no
30
what section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was used to force employers to offer better pay + conditions to women?
Section VII (7)
31
when was Roe v Wade?
1973
32
how many women were using the pill in 1962 compared to 1965?
1962 - 1.2 million 1965 - 6.5 million
33
what did the divorce rate rise by during the 1960s?
almost 100%
34
when did San Francisco elect its 1st openly gay official + who was it?
1977 Harvey Milk
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when did Eisenhower issue an executive order claiming that homosexuality was a sufficient reason to fire a federal employee?
1953
36
when was the Mattachine Society created + what was it?
1950 1st male group supporting gay rights
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when was the Daughter of Bilitis founded + what was it?
1955 a lesbian rights group set up in San Francisco
38
when were the Stonewall Riots?
June 1969
39
why were the Stonewall Riots important?
led to creation of a gay liberation movement
40
when did the American Psychiatric Society remove homosexuality from their list?
1973
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how many gay + lesbian organisations were formed across the USA in 1973?
almost 800

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