Other Protest Movements

Question 1

What impact did the civil rights movement have on other protests

Answer 1

Many young people took part in the civil rights protests, so young people used this experience to organise protests about other things

Question 2

Why did Kennedys death explain the protest that followed

Answer 2

People thought he was going to bring change from the traditional society

Question 3

how did teenage ideas emerge in the 60s

Answer 3

Before then, teens acted like their parents, but in the 50s they began to rebel, questioning their values. As these teenagers grew up, they kept these ideas

Question 4

How did the media change in the 60s

Answer 4

The 60s saw a huge rise in TV users, so people could see the horrors happening in faraway places e.g. vietnam. Increased media coverage also led to raised awareness

Question 5

What were some factors in the rise in protest movements in the 60s (6)

Answer 5

1. Increased birth rate after WW2
2. Music
3. Television + media
4. Economic prosperity
5. Protests in other parts of the world
6. The civil rights protests

Question 6

What percent of young people went onto higher education in 1970

Answer 6

Nearly 40%

Question 7

What were some things students campaigned for in the 60s and 70s

Answer 7

1. Civil rights
2. Gay rights
3. Poverty
4. Women’s rights
5. The environment
6. US foreign policy

Question 8

What was the students for a democratic society

Answer 8

A group set up by students in 1960, to campaign against racial injustice, war and violation of human rights. Members took part in sit ins and the freedom rides, but as an organisation it campaigned for better student rights within universities. They had over 100,000 members in 1969, largely due to the Vietnam war

Question 9

What was the Berkeley free speech movement

Answer 9

Students in 1964 were banned from protesting in the university of Berkeley, so they ignored the ban and carried on. Police were called and they arrested one protestor, Jack Weinberg, but the students blocked the police car, taking 32h to move. Mario Savio then became the leader along with Weinberg. They had over 14,000 Berkeley students supporting them.

Question 10

Why was the BFSM a bit unpopular

Answer 10

1. The confrontational nature put off many moderate students
2. The community were appalled, especially after using a swear word on a poster, being rebranded the “filthy speech movement’

Question 12

When did the us army enter Vietnam

Answer 12

1965

Question 13

When did the us pull out of Vietnam

Answer 13

1973

Question 14

Why did the us people not like the Vietnam war (6)

Answer 14

1. The huge cost
2. The death tolls of us soldeirs
3. The corruption of the south Vietnam gov
4. The imperialistic nature of the US
5. The us tactics (agent orange)
6. The draft system

Question 15

How did people protest the Vietnam war (4)

Answer 15

1. Mass rallies
2. Sit ins
3. Burning draft cards
4. Helping the drafted to hide

Question 16

How many anti Vietnam war demonstrations were there in the first 6 months of 1968

Answer 16

100

Question 17

What happened at Kent state uni,Ohio

Answer 17

There was a Vietnam war protest 4th may 1970. National guardsmen were called to break it up. The students refused to move despite being tear gassed, so the troops fired into the crowd. 4 were killed. Americans were extremely shocked

Question 18

What was the impact of the anti-Vietnam war protests (3)

Answer 18

1. Johnson didnt stand for the 1968 election and his democrat party lost to Nixon
2. Nixon began to pull out the US, and eventually fully did
3. It divided the country into those who were pro war and those who were anti war

Question 19

What did some of the anti war protesters do that upset some Americans

Answer 19

1. They flew the north Vietnam flag, showing support for communism
2. They burned the US flag

Note that this wasn’t all of them but only some

Question 20

What were hippies

Answer 20

People who chose to reject society completely, dropping out of school, not working or attending college.

Question 21

Where did hippies live (2)

Answer 21

Communes - groups of people who share the work and possessions

Vans

Question 22

What values did hippies promote

Answer 22

Peace, love and happiness.

Question 23

What were 2 hippie slogans

Answer 23

1. ‘Make love, not war’
2. ‘If it feels good, do it’

Question 24

When and how many attended the Woodstock music festival

Answer 24

August 1969 - 500k attendees

Question 25

Were hippies passive

Answer 25

Not always, they campaigned strongly for civil rights, women’s rights, anti Vietnam protests and environmental protests

Question 26

How did ordinary Americans see the hippies

Answer 26

Many Americans were shocked. They couldn’t understand them and thought they were corrupting the country.

Question 27

What was the hippy impact on government policy

Answer 27

Very little

Question 28

What was the hippie impact on long term society

Answer 28

Long lasting - many young people took up aspects of the movement e.g. the music or dress, despite not being hippies. Their ideas of equality and tolerance also helped to shape modern day USA

Question 29

Why was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt significant

Answer 29

She held her own press conferences (first ever First Lady to do so), only allowing women to attend, so media stations had to employ women. She also put pressure on her husband and other presidents to employ more women.

Question 30

How did Eleanor Roosevelt influence Kennedy

Answer 30

She was very influential in the democrat party. She agreed to support him as long as he established a commission on the status of women, which he did in 1961, appointing her as chairman.

Question 31

How much did women earn compared to men

Answer 31

1/2

Question 32

What percent of lawyers in 1962 were women

Answer 32

4%

Question 33

What factors increased the role of women (2)

Answer 33

1. The world wars 2. The increasing price of household goods required 2 breadwinners

Question 34

What impact did contraception have on women

Answer 34

They could control when to have children, helping them to plan their education and careers

Question 35

When was the contraceptive pill brought in

Answer 35

1960

Question 36

When were all women allowed to access contraception

Answer 36

1972

Question 37

Who was betty Friedan and what did she write in her book

Answer 37

She came to prominence after her book, the feminine mystique, was published. (1963) She interviewed women (her college reunion in 1957), finding out that many well educated women were bored of their housewife roles. She though that women should be given more of a role in society and described the homes of women “comfortable prison camps”

Question 38

What was NOW

Answer 38

The national organisation for women Set up by Friedan and other feminists

Question 39

What 8 demands did NOW make

Answer 39

1. An equal rights amendment in the constitution 2. Sex discrimination rule in 1964 civil rights act to be enforced 3. Maternity leave to be paid and jobs protected during childbirth 4. Childcare facilities set up 5. Discrimination and segregation by sex outlawed 6. Tax deductions for home and childcare expenses for working parents 7. Equal job training opportunities for women and men 8. Removal of laws limiting contraception and abortion

Question 40

When was NOW set up

Answer 40

1967

Question 41

How many members did NOW have in 1970

Answer 41

40,000

Question 42

What was Roe vs Wade

Answer 42

The case that allowed abortions to become more avalaible

Question 43

What was the reaction to the women’s movement

Answer 43

Very varied, amongst men and women. It attracted some sympathy but a lot of suspicion and attacks. They were not supported by other protest groups.

Question 44

Who was Phylliss schlafly

Answer 44

A mother of 6 who was the leader of the anti-feminism movement. She believed that the housewife role was right for women and that as a catholic she opposed abolition strongly

Question 45

What was the ERA

Answer 45

The equal rights amendment - passed in 1972, 49 years after it was first proposed to congress. It meant that under the constitution, women and men were to be treated equally However it was not added to the constitution because only 35 of the states agreed that it should be

Question 46

What was the anti ERA

Answer 46

The movement by schlafly to stop the ERA. She thought it would weaken the importance of the family and that women may have to serve in the military and would lose financial support from husbands or ex-husbands