Student Movement
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- Created on: 01-06-17 15:22
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- Student Movement.
- New pop stars and film heroes promoted a rebellious attitude. Many parents were shock that teenagers saw them as a role modal
- Poets like Allen Ginsberg protested against what saw as a smug life for the middle class, he suggested dropping out and taking drugs.
- There was a generation gap - many turned against their parents' comfortable lifestyle they thought they were to boring and keen on money.
- Sex, drug and rock and roll - this shocked the older generation.
- Reasons for protests.
- young wanted more freedom in everything and what they did.
- Contraceptive pill allowed woman to control sexual behavior and let them chose when to have kids.
- Drug became more available.
- MLK and civil rights campaigns showed them how to protest.
- Vietnam war angered lots of young they believed it was more that just a war.
- How Protested.
- Student Democratic Society (SDS) set up to give students a greater saying how university was run.
- Often clashed with police and in 1970 4 students were shot dead in a peaceful protest, 2 million students went on strike as a result.
- joined civil rights campaigns.
- Anti-Vietnam War 700,000 Marched on Washington burning draft papers sometimes flags 1969.
- some were more violent such as a group called 'weathermen' bombed government buildings and army recruitment centers.
- Hippy movement drop out of society totally, they grew long hair and wore distinct cloths, refused to work many took drugs.
- Student Democratic Society (SDS) set up to give students a greater saying how university was run.
- Why so important.
- Changes in youth culture.
- moved away from older style and had there own fashion.
- Made Withdrawal from Vietnam more likely.
- provided publicity for racism in america
- Shocked older Generation in to change and first time students had opposed gov and parents.
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