Counterculture Movement
who made up the majority of the counterculture's members?
white college youths
what was considered the hippie capital?
Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco
who helped propel rock 'n' roll?
the Beatles
name one thing that addressed subjects like violence and sexual behavior
tv, books, magazines, music, and movies
conservatives spoke out in this feeling
anger
what did members disagree with?
war and injustice
what was a commune?
a group of hippies living together after leaving their property
what was Andy Warhol's art style known as?
Pop art
what was used for a vehicle for political expression?
music
what propelled Nixon to win his election?
expansion of conservative movement
what system did the counterculture aim for?
a system of peace and love
what religions did hippies turn to and why?
eastern religions, to express themselves through meditation and not written prayer
what music festival occurred in 1969?
Woodstock music festival
what were American's attitudes toward sexual behavior
more casual and permissive
what did citizens think the country was loosing?
a sense of right and wrong
some considered it a new culture, what did others call it?
A barbarian industry
name three things the hippie era was marked by
rock 'n' roll, outrageous clothing, military garments, love beads, native American garments
what music became popular during the time?
rock 'n' roll
what did the counterculture act lead to for American attitudes?
more liberal attitudes in society
what did conservatives believe campus rebels threatened America with?
threatened to plunge America into anarchy
what was it called when members left school, work, and their homes?
"Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out"
How did the hippie era end?
many fell victim to drugs and became homeless, peace turned to violence
what did the Woodstock music festival represent?
the 60's movement of peace and love and some higher cultural cause
what became an anthem of the civil rights movement?
"we shall overcome"
what did the FBI director J Edgar Hoover warn the culture was?
"revolutionary terrorism"