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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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