The Counterculture Flashcards
1
Q
counterculture
A
- white, middle class, college students
- black panther would pull out any african american members of the counterculture
2
Q
the american dream
A
- 1950s lifestyle (suburbs, jobs, kids, car)
- the counterculture will NOT but into this dream
- parents will not understand their kids - who were raised in the american dream life
- generational clash: parents vs. kids
3
Q
the vietnam war
A
- counterculture is upset with the war
- counterculture see friends drafted and fighting in something they don’t understand
- counterculture will reject the war and the government
4
Q
SDS
A
- students for a democratic society
- live and let live
- college campus organizations (nationwide)
- anti-war protests
5
Q
free speech movement
A
- college campuses
- free speech - we can protest if we want to
- resistance to the draft
- students burn draft cards - refuse to go to vietnam
- generational clash - parents are the wwii generation
6
Q
1968 - chicago
A
- 10,000 college kids show up to protest the vietnam war
- live tv - chicago police attack the students
- whole world is watching - is america falling apart?
7
Q
1970 - kent state university (ohio)
A
- student protest - anti-vietnam
- ROTC building on campus burnt to the ground (no one hurt)
- national guard is called in to disperse the protesters
- troops open fire on students - 4 killed; 9 wounded
- the ugliness of vietnam is coming home
8
Q
remember this…
A
the counterculture will change society. the questioning of everything in society. in today’s world, these are now the people leading the nation. what does that mean?
9
Q
________ protested the 1968 democratic convention in chicago
A
ten-thousand college students
