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Vietnam War
Following the end of the First Indochina War, the United States intervenes in the second part of the Vietnam War, fearing the spread of Communism in the Cold War context, thus fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. -
SNCC formed
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee: known for organizing sit-ins. Became increasingly belligerent in the late 1960s, aligning with the Black Panther Party (BPP). -
Sit-ins
Initially in Greensboro, when African American students refused to leave an "all-white" cafeteria, sit-ins became increasingly popular in the Civil Rights Movement. Creation of the SNCC. -
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John F. Kennedy's Presidency
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March on Washington
The Civil Rights Movement works toward passing the Civil Rights Act that helps Native American employment. Relevant for the Counterculture Movement because of the symbol of music as a mean of expression. Joanne Baez perfoms, singing "We Shall Overcome". -
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Lyndon Johnson's Presidency
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Berkeley and Yale students protest Vietnam War
Escalation of war from 1964 to 1968 exarcebated student opposition in universities. These small anti-Vietnam protests quickly eroded the support for the war (example: Senator William Fulbright). -
Teach-ins
Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement Sit-ins, Teach-ins possessed the same concept. Participants of the Counterculture Movement came together for debates, lectures, movies and musical events aimed at protesting the Vietnam War. -
SDS formed
Students for a Democratic Society. -
Summer of Love
100,000 people hippies converge in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco. Emphasized the ideals of the Counterculture Movement of "sex, drugs and Rock n' Roll". -
Yippies formed
Youth International Party: known for being stereotypically long-haired anarchics. Were often dramatic and had exaggerated rhetorics such as "fire is revolutionaries' god. Burn the flag, Burn churches. Burn. Burn. Burn." Accused of trivializing the idea of protests. -
Woodstock Festival
The festival took place in New York with 400,000 participants. Hadthe presence of artists such as Jimmy Hendrix, The Who and The Greateful Dead. -
March Against Death
Washington D.C.: 40.000 people file past the White House, each baring a placard with the name of an American soldier that died in the Vietnam war. Served as anti-war protest. -
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Richard Nixon's Presidency
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Four students shot at Kent State University
Fourth students were shot by the National Guard in a portest against war. This event had an explosive nationwide reaction which forced President Nixon to offer the removal of troops in Cambodia by June.
