1. An Overview of the Counterculture After being forced to live a conservative lifestyle in the 1940's & 1950's, the youth of America wanted a change.

2. The suppression of 70 million people led to a new and radical way of thinking that changed U.S. history forever.

3. People began listening to a new kind of music, rock & roll. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWsfrfq69A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWsfrfq69A

4. Jackson 5 also had a #1 hit with “I want you back” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN6W82kyMAE

5. And in Cali http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-- cqAI3IUIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-- cqAI3IUI

6. Fashion The style of dress changed from long dresses and short hair, to short skirts, and long, straight hair

7. The youth of the era lived with the mentality, "live and let live." They often protested war, and colleges became centers for debates on issues and even for sit-ins.

8. 1960 Population 177,830,000 Unemployment 3,852,000 National Debt 286.3 Billion Average Salary $4,743 Teacher's Salary $5,174 Life Expectancy Males 66.6 years, Females 73.1 years Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000 An estimated 850,000 "war baby" freshmen enter college; emergency living quarters are set up in dorm lounges, hotels and trailer camps. Minimum Wage $1.00

9. HIPPIES The hippies of the Counterculture had the mentality of, "Tune in, tune off, and drop out." Hippies began wearing their hair long, and their clothes short. Hippies were against traditional society. Many hippies could be found at the corner of Haight and Ashbury in California. Here, many practiced their carefree lifestyle. They believed Americans were too materialistic Haight and Ashbury offered free food and clothing to anyone who needed it..

10. Summer of Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G8O7 mkIjpMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G8O7 mkIjpM