Protesting Generation Flashcards
Explain why, in an era of such wealth, the late 60s sparked the protesting generation
Several groups - blacks, students, middle-class women, were dissatisfied with their place in society
Black were excluded from the “American Dream” all together
Students dissatisfied with wealth and status quo
Women want economic freedom and reproductive rights, equality
What are some events that caused protests?
Vietnam war and the draft
US aid to corrupt Diem regime in Vietnam
Dead American soldiers, 2 billion dollar war a week, thought they were winning the war
Disapproval of Vietnam 15% in 65 to 69% in 69
Explain the draft resistance
Increased after 1966
Enroll in college (works for rich)
Protests on campus
“Yes to boys who say no”
Kent State University
May 1970, Ohio National Guard fires 67 bullets at unarmed student protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9
What happened during Kruschev’s Cold War “thaw?”
He denounced Stalin
Killed 20,000 during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution against their Soviet overlords
Built Berlin Wall
What happened during the Prague Spring in 1968?
First Secretary of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia tried to democratize the country, but the country was invaded by its communist neighbors to stop him.
Rachel Carson
Wrote Silent Spring 1962 best seller that launched the ecology movement. DDT banned 1972
When was the first Earth Day?
April 22, 1970. Lights off all day
