2. 1. Anti-Vietnam (Anti-War) a.My Lai Massacre i.350 unarmed civilians (women, children, elderly) slaughtered ii.Helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson orders his men to fire upon aggressive Americans

3. b. Chemical Warfare: kill trees to expose VietCong i.Agent Orange i.Agent Orange = pesticide that causes long term health problems ii.Napalm ii.Napalm = Flammable Jelly – intended to stick and burn… sears off flesh

4. Kent State c. Kent State i.Students protest US invasion of Cambodia. ii.broke windows downtown… burned ROTC building… throw rocks at National Guardsmen iii.Shots fired… 4 dead, 9 wounded

5. Ohio by Crosby, Stills, and Nash

6. Woodstock “Make Love, Not War”

7. Reminder Start at 0:30 Mute 2:06-2:12 “Hey Hey! LBJ, How many kids have you killed today”

8. 2. Feminism a.NOW (National Organization of Women) – goals: i.end sex discrimination in education and workplace ii.maternity leave for working mothers iii.gov’t funded day cares

9. b. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan: explains discontent among middle class women c. Roe v Wade: Supreme Court Case legalizes abortion Can I stop smiling, my face hurts As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slip cover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night – she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question – “Is this all?”

10. a.“Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson – book about how DDT pesticides harm the environment as well as people b.Earth Day – April 22, devoted to environmental concerns c.EPA – Environmental Protection Agency … gov’t agency to address environment problems 3. Environmentalism

11. Cuyahoga River Fire

12. 3. War on Poverty a.Great Society – LBJ’s goal to improve social welfare i.Medicare – basic healthcare for the aged ii.Medicaid – healthcare for the poor

13. b. Reagonomics – tax cuts for the wealthy in hopes to improve the economy … the rich will invest their $$$.

14. 5. Labor Movement a.Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Worker’s Union i.sought to improve conditions of migrant workers ii.Organized nation wide boycott of CA grapes