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to counter conformity

disaffected baby boomers begin to revolt against problems

authority, conformity, hypocrisy, money, war

new ways to express themselves

Harvard student experimented with LSD

mass migration of hippies to San Francisco

migration of people away from urban areas

non-monogomous relationships

more love=more happieness

political hippie, combinationof pot and politics

was important to culture

rock festival, 3 days, 1969, 400,000 people

in response to male dominated social norms began in 1960's

"The feminen mystique" women were living lives of silent desperation

1966 creation of national organization for women

• 1- equal opportunity in employment and education
• 2- child care centers for working mothers
• 3- allowed in military academies
• 4- shelters for battered woman

legalized abortion 1973

1960- 1st birth control pill approved by the FDA

sexuality in movies

streaking

sex was a legit field of study

1969 midngiht cowboy

NY police raided stonewall in police lost control of situation, crowd got to 600 and began to taunt and riot, next day thousands began to protest (start gay rights)

1st organization to have gay in the title

first gay pride march

removed ban on hiring gays for civil service

"silent spring" about the use of pesticides and negative effects

started recycling

democrats owned the south, changed because of civil rights act

Nixon used the southern strategy

solidify support by appealing to white racist fears and white opposition to civil rights

elected oon a platform of restoring order and Vietnam, he was conservative but not in the way republicans wanted him to be

relaxation of tensions

both sides realize we cant continue ideological struggle, changes to traditional power rivalry instead of winning thought destruction, win through control

power divided between Soviet Union, US, Europe, Japan, and China

fighting between Soviet's and China

• domestic- great society
• foreign- Vietnam

improve relations with china, until this point US had not recognized China's government

1971 US Ping Pong team went to Japan to compete, China was also there Clen Coen road a bus with Chinese to hote, Mao invited American team to China, Nixon accepted, led to better relations with china

Nixon allowed China into the UN

Nixon 1st president to visit China he signed the Shanghai communique

not binding statement of agreements reached, attempt to focus on thing in common, open trade and cultural contacts, US would adhere to one policy (Taiwan was part of China) fate of Taiwan would be resolved peacefully

opened in China after Nixon's trip, 1st ambassador waas George HW Bush

better relationships with soviets

soviets put nuclear weapons in Cuba, US said that wasnot okay andled to showdown between US and SU, closest time to nuclear war

prohibited nuclear testing on land, water, and atmosphere (underground was okay) concered about nuclear fallout, wanted to slow down nuclear arms race

1967 prohibited placing weapons of mass destruction in space, demilitarized space

1970 limit spread of nuclear weapons, onl7 countries that already had them could keep them

strategic arms limitation treaty, affected anti-ballistic missile system, limited to 200 ABMs, froze construction on ICBMs

intercontinental ballistic system

antiballistic missile

moscow to D.C. in crisis situatioin US and SU would have direct connection to control crisis

1975 countries met and signed "wilsonian" statement, refrain from force in foreign policy, reaffirmed self determination of people, international law, define international rights

US would give support for developement of countries, would defend countries, defense would be primary responsibility of countries

US troops would withdraw from Vietnam, US POWs would be returned to US, North and South would negotiate peacefully, all sides violated, and 1975 North Vietnam took over the South

realized they needed to take more responsibility in foreign affairs

repealed tonkin gulf resolution, instituted restriction on president power, required president to notify congress whenactivating military (48 hours), Nixon vetoed but congress overthrew veto

committee to reelect the president

watergate informant- mark felt

court ruled that they would have to hand over tapes from the oval office

nixon was the only president to resign from office

granted nixon a pardon

new cia director George HW bush

horrible economy- military spending and great society

not moving

price of goods going up

because the rest of the world is starting to recover from WWII and start to compete with US for economic superiority

Palesinians and Jews wanted holyland