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

2.2 Flashcards

1
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when was there a demonstration at the Uni of Cali, Oakland?

A

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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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11
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when was the Weather Underground Organisation formed?

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1969

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12
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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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14
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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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15
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what city was most associated with counter culture?

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San Francisco, Cali

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16
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what bands were linked with rebellion + drug taking?

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Rolling Stone
the Doors

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17
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when was the Woodstock Music Festival?

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1969

18
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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?

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> 40,000

20
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how many women were in regular employment by 1965?

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> 25 mil

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?

A

1963
Betty Friedan

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

A

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

25
Q

what did the EEC (Equal Employment Opportunities Committee) rule regarding airlines?

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airlines must not fire women when they got married or reached a certain age

26
Q

when + why did the Women’s Liberation Movement reach national attention?

A

1968
members protested against the Miss America beauty pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey

27
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what did the Education Act of 1972 state?

A

if schools + colleges were to continue to receive federal funding they had to eliminate sex discrimination

28
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when did Congress approve the Equal Rights Amendment?

A

1972

29
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was the Equal Rights Amendment passed?

A

no

30
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what section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was used to force employers to offer better pay + conditions to women?

A

Section VII (7)

31
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when was Roe v Wade?

A

1973

32
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how many women were using the pill in 1962 compared to 1965?

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1962 - 1.2 million
1965 - 6.5 million

33
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what did the divorce rate rise by during the 1960s?

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almost 100%

34
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when did San Francisco elect its 1st openly gay official + who was it?

A

1977
Harvey Milk

35
Q

when did Eisenhower issue an executive order claiming that homosexuality was a sufficient reason to fire a federal employee?

A

1953

36
Q

when was the Mattachine Society created + what was it?

A

1950
1st male group supporting gay rights

37
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when was the Daughter of Bilitis founded + what was it?

A

1955
a lesbian rights group set up in San Francisco

38
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when were the Stonewall Riots?

A

June 1969

39
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why were the Stonewall Riots important?

A

led to creation of a gay liberation movement

40
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when did the American Psychiatric Society remove homosexuality from their list?

A

1973

41
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how many gay + lesbian organisations were formed across the USA in 1973?

A

almost 800

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