HIST 202A Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Neoliberalism, Betty Friedan, Nuclear Arms Race
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[youth culture] was caused by the baby boom after ww2. [different lifestyles, beliefs, fashions, and musical tastes] led to the creation of a growing generation gap. The [counterculture] movement was created by a group of youths that were frustrated by established government restrictions. In the [civil rights movement] african american gained increased civil rights using peaceful methods of protest. The [new left] was a counterculture movement that created a new form of marxism that was a middle ground between western capitalism and soviet communism. American participation in the vietnam war was heavily criticized by [new left. All over europe, politically aware students began [supporting colonial independence, demanding the end of the nuclear arms race, and calling for world peace] During the [may events], 10 million french workers were on strike, nearly bringing the fifth republic to a collapse and de gaulle had to surround the city with troops.
