liberalism and counter culture

Question 1

summarise liberal values

Answer 1

-forward thinking, flexible, concerned about the welfare of people and trying to be less suspicious abroad=JFK
-supported equality, civil rights and social welfare
believed gov intervention could improve things and prepared to limit individual liberties to help those in need
positive discrimination (American Indians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics and women)

Question 2

what were the reasons for the emergence of liberalism in the 1960s

Answer 2

-second red scare
-increasing violence towards black civil rights campaigners in the deep south
-Vietnam

Question 3

what are the differences between hippies and radical students

Answer 3

-hippies =wanted to loosen the tight family unit and live in communal societies believed in peace and simple way of life. whilst they wanted change they were prepared to live in communal communities

Radical students =wanted to change unis, violent protests, advocated for change in society for a more equal role. rejected all forms of inequality

Question 4

what is counterculture

Answer 4

-young people rejecting values of the older generation and distrusting the political machine.
wanted change in society without gov telling them what to do

Question 5

what was the SDS and what was the port Huron statement

Answer 5

-group of activists from michigan uni
-wriitten in 1962
key beliefs
-automation of jobs =bad
-nuclear war=bad
-civil rights and racism
influenced by cmc

Question 6

When was the first anti Vietnam war march

Answer 6

New York in 1964

Question 7

What happened during the 1967 stop the draft protest

Answer 7

Several thousand Berkeley students tried to close the Oakland draft centre
2000 police officers attacked
Retaliated with cans bottles and ball bearings to stop horses,

Question 8

What happened at the democrat national convention

Answer 8

Disrupted by by he youth international party who called on students to converge on Chicago and demonstrate contempt for the American political process
Middle America watched with horror as 10,000 protesters threw bags of urine at police
Some of 12,000 police removed badges and nameplates and shouted kill kill kill as they beat protesters

Question 9

How effective where counterculture protests

Answer 9

Many unis like Berkeley liberalised gov
Anti war protests might have lead to leaving Vietnam
Helped raise awareness of different religions womens rights and civil rights

However
Helped generate conservative reaction helped Nixon

Question 10

Why did counter culture give rise to nixons conservatism,

Answer 10

Conservative voters saw him as a law and order candidate