KT4 Other protest movements
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- KT4- Other Protest Movements in 1960's
- Why the 60's
- Parents couldn't control teens
- Swinging 60's
- People became involved in music and drugs
- Record numbers attended University
- Student Protests
- 'Turn on, tune in, drop out'
- Main group of protestors were the SDS covering the CRM and Vietnam war
- Hippie movement taught 'freedom and love'
- Students protested against the runninhg of Universities
- How did students protest?
- protests often lasted several days
- they used the same tactics as the CRM
- Started peacefully became more violent
- Burnt draft cards and destroyed buildings
- Kent State Shootings
- started peacefully became violent and National Guard became involved
- 4 were killed, 9 were injured
- Shootings took pplace on teh 3rd day
- 4th May 1970
- International media coverage
- Position of women 1960's
- 1963, Betty Frierdan published 'feminine mystique'
- Stereotypical housewife image existed they were unequal
- Began to campaign for more independance
- Womens Liberation Movement
- 1963 equal pay act
- National Organisation of women
- Was not very sucessful due to the CRM and Vietnam war
- Why the 60's
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