The impact of Baby Boomers on Society

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The impact of Baby Boomers on Society The 1960s The impact of Baby Boomers on Society

Counterculture In opposition to mainstream culture

Aspects of the 1960’s Counterculture Music Fashion Drugs Sex Demonstrations Peace Symbols Political Activism

Music New bands New issues in songs Inspired new fashions and new hairstyles.

From clean cut to Hippies

The British Invasion The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who The Kinks The Animals The Hollies The Zombies The Troggs

Fashion Miniskirts- 1964 brightly coloured dresses knee-high Boots Bell bottoms- 1964 Bikinis

Hippies Rejecting traditional values and lifestyles Long hair Drugs Communes

Black Americans in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement Equal rights for Black Americans Laws changed Did attitudes change?

Civil Rights & Martin Luther King Assassinated on March 29th, 1968 Shot by escaped-convict James Earl Ray, who was captured in London, England, two months later, trying to travel on a fake Canadian passport to Rhodesia His death sparked riots in more than 100 cities nationwide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmOBbxgxKvo

John F. Kennedy -US President from 1961-63 -Youngest elected to the office at 43 -Only Catholic President -First Irish American president -Won the Pulitzer Prize -Assassinated on November 22, 1963 Liberal views on social issues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6hLg3PRbY&feature=fvwp&NR=1

The Pill -Released in 1957 - Not promoted as contraception but rather to aid with cramps (this reduced some opposition) -Prevents the egg from being fertilized by the sperm

Sexual Revolution Moral Changes Sexual Freedom Increase in unmarried mothers Premarital sex

Sex = marriage = children Sex = marriage = children not necessarily Women started having more freedom Canadian population decreases

Women in the 1960s Increase enrollment in Universities Increase women with careers. A women’s protest movement began in the 1960s asking for equal rights for women.

Problems for the ‘Swinging Sixties’ Generational tension around DRUGS, SEX & ROCK N ROLL

Woodstock- 1969 August 15-18, 1969 32 acts performed outdoors 500,000 Rolling Stone called it one of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll

Woodstock clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ4QF45Vygw http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/music/woodstock-remembered/sex-drugs-and-other-woodstock-memories.html

War and discovery Two others issues that dominated the USA (& influenced Canada) during the 1960s were the Vietnam war and Space race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4

-French withdraw -North establishes Communist govt -French withdraw -North establishes Communist govt. -USA scared = supports South - war from 1957-1975 (US withdraws in 1973)

Draft Dodgers -20 000 – 30 000 Draft Dodgers came to Canada -Accepted as immigrants

How are baby boomers continuing to affect society today? Discuss; How are baby boomers continuing to affect society today?

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