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1 Chapter 23.3 Counterculture
A movement made up mostly of white, middle class college youths disillusioned by the Vietnam War. Idea of life based on peace and love Hippies part of New Left movement, opposed: Materialism Technology War

2 Hippie Culture “Age of Aquarius”
Idea of Harvard psychology professor Timothy Leary Rock n Roll Jeans, tie-died t-shirts Sexual freedom Illegal drugs, marijuana and LSD

3 Timothy Leary Promoted the use of LSD as mind expanding
Even the CIA used LSD LSD would become illegal in California in 1966

4 Opposition to Hippies Signs saying “Make America Beautiful – give a hippie a haircut”

5 Height Ashbury Located in San Francisco, seen as the capital of hippies Turn away from traditional living arrangements Communes Live on streets

6 Andy Warhol Art – called Popular Art or Pop Art
Every day items, bright colors and simple

7 Music The Beatles, British band Still popular

8 Woodstock Music Festival
August 1969 Lasted 3 days Difficult, more people showed up than expected Limited facilities Rain Wavy Gravy – Commune living

9 Decline of Movement New life style did not have enough structure such as who would cook and pay bills Peace and love but no money Many hippies ended up on welfare, dependent on the society that they had rejected

10 Hippie Attitudes “Do your own thing” Sexual attitudes more casual
Conservative Response Late 1960s Nixon talked about the decline of American society J. Edgar Hoover head of FBI warned the counterculture that they would be seen as “revolutionary terrorist”

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