Other Protests Flashcards
Why were people hopeful there may have been changes in society at the start of the period?
Changes during WW2 such as women working, President Kennedy elected.
Which group emerged in the 1950s?
Teenagers, they started to question the beliefs of their parents and society
Which form of media drastically increased in the 1960s?
The TV, for the first time, most US households had one in their home
Why had the role of government changed?
Roosevelt had implemented changed after the Great Depression which caused many Americans to expect the government to intervene.
Why did society have to start listening to young people?
In the 1960s there was the ‘baby boomers’, they now made up a large percentage of the population
Who were some influential musicans the period?
Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, The Beatles
How did the economy influence protests?
There was great prosperity, but mostly for white protestant men, the greater wealth highlighted inequality.
What was a popular society of the student movement?
Don’t trust anyone over 30
By 1970, how many young people went into higher education?
40%
What sort of issues did students campaign on?
Civil Rights for African Americans, gay rights, women’s rights, environment, nuclear disarmament
What was one of the first protest organisations set up by students?
Students for a democratic society (SDS)
What was the Port Huron Statement?
Students for a democratic society’s aims- campaign against ‘racial injustice, war and the violation of human rights.’
When were the SDS most active and how did it protest?
1961-62, sit ins and rallies
By the end of the 1960s, how large had the SDS gotten?
150 colleges across the USA with a total of 100,000 members
What was the Berkely Free Speech movement campaigning for?
Protests against racial discrimination and their right to protest
Who were 2 leaders of the FSM (freedom of speech movement)?
Weinberg and Mario Savio
What were some methods used by the Berkley Free Speech Movement?
Freedom Summer Protests, Demonstrations, Petitions
Identify 4 successes of the student movement
SDS enjoyed popular support, BFSM forced uni bosses to grant students more freedom, generated support for anti-vietnam war, 1968-1970 100 anti-war demonstrations
Identify 4 failures of the student movement
Not all students were supportive of the movement, nicked named ‘Filthy Speech Movement’, some critics say it was the media that raised awareness not sutdents, some students lost their lives such as at Kent State University
Who were hippies?
Young people who decided to ‘drop out’ of society and live alternative lifestyles
What is a commune?
A group of people who lived in a community, sharing work and possessions
What were some of the protests of the hippie movement?
Make love, not war’ and ‘if it feels good, do it’
What event was seen as the peak of the hippie movement?
Woodstock music festival in August 1969
What were some of the lasting impacts the hippie movement had?
Wearing unusual clothes, listening to rock music, experimenting with drugs and sex
Why did the women’s movement emerge?
Rejection of traditional attitudes towards women, unequal pay, feminists, advances in technology
Name 2 feminists of the movement
Betty Friedan and Eleanor Roosevelt
When was National Organisation for Women (NOW) set up?
June 1966
What book did Betty Friedan publish?
The Feminine Mystique
What event did NOW organise in 1970?
Women’s Strike for Equality. Largest march was attended by 50,000 at New York
What was invented in 1960?
The contraceptive pill
When were married women allowed to use the pill?
1965
When was the Equal Pay Act?
1963
When was the Civil Rights Act?
1964
When was the Equal Amendment Act?
1973
What is the historic supreme court case surrounding abortion?
Roe v Wade
Who was a famous critic of the women’s movement?
Phyllis Schlafly
