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What do you think of when you What do you think of when you think of the 1960’s?think of the 1960’s?

Silent Generation vs. the Baby Silent Generation vs. the Baby BoomersBoomers

The Silent GenerationThe Silent Generation

Born between 1925 and 1945Born between 1925 and 1945

Grew up during The Great Grew up during The Great Depression and World War IIDepression and World War II

Valued loyalty and authorityValued loyalty and authority

Baby BoomersBaby Boomers Born 1946-1964Born 1946-1964

Teenagers during the 1960’s and 70’sTeenagers during the 1960’s and 70’s

Embraced activism and symbols of Embraced activism and symbols of peacepeace

Expressed a new distrust toward Expressed a new distrust toward tradition and authoritytradition and authority

Generation GapGeneration Gap Lack of Lack of

understanding understanding and and communicatiocommunication between the n between the older and older and younger younger generationsgenerations

““The lesson of the 60's is that people who The lesson of the 60's is that people who cared enough to do right could change cared enough to do right could change history. We didn't end racism but we history. We didn't end racism but we

ended legal segregation. We ended the ended legal segregation. We ended the idea that you could send half-a-million idea that you could send half-a-million soldiers around the world to fight a war soldiers around the world to fight a war

that people do not support. We ended the that people do not support. We ended the idea that women are second-class citizens. idea that women are second-class citizens.

We made the environment an issue that We made the environment an issue that couldn't be avoided. The big battles that couldn't be avoided. The big battles that

we won cannot be reversed. We were we won cannot be reversed. We were young, self-righteous, reckless, young, self-righteous, reckless,

hypocritical, brave, silly, headstrong and hypocritical, brave, silly, headstrong and scared half to death. And we were scared half to death. And we were

right."    right."    

Changes in MusicChanges in Music Rock and Roll was the defining Rock and Roll was the defining

characteristic of the Baby Boomerscharacteristic of the Baby Boomers

Rock became a weapon of cultural Rock became a weapon of cultural revolutionrevolution

Urged listeners to reject conventions Urged listeners to reject conventions and political policies of the and political policies of the governmentgovernment

Come mothers and fathers throughout the land and don’t criticize

what you can’t understand. Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command. The old road is rapidly

agin’ Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend a hand, for the times they

are a’changin”

"White collar "White collar conservative conservative flashin’ flashin’ down the down the street, street, pointing that pointing that plastic finger plastic finger at me, they at me, they all assume all assume my kind will my kind will drop and drop and die, but I'm die, but I'm gonna wave gonna wave my freak my freak flag high." flag high."

Drug RevolutionDrug Revolution

-Marijuana, LSD, and other recreational drugs

-Advocated as a way to “heighten consciousness

-”Tune in, turn on, and drop out”

Sexual RevolutionSexual Revolution

Sex became more socially acceptable Sex became more socially acceptable outside the strict boundaries of outside the strict boundaries of heterosexual marriage. heterosexual marriage.

Introduction of the Birth Control PillIntroduction of the Birth Control Pill Stonewall Riots- beginning of the Gay Stonewall Riots- beginning of the Gay

Rights MovementRights Movement

HippiesHippies Experimented with drugsExperimented with drugs

Wore unconventional Wore unconventional clothingclothing

Listened to rock musicListened to rock music

Supported political Supported political radicalsradicals

San Francisco became San Francisco became the center of the counter the center of the counter cultureculture

WoodstockWoodstock Symbol of the Symbol of the

counter culturecounter culture Sometimes called Sometimes called

the “Woodstock the “Woodstock generation”generation”

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